Is my child in danger at school?

The OP has not witnessed these attacks.

If you reported having it on good authority that John beat up Mavis then the police might eventually pop round for a word, it's true.
It's not that adults have greater protection than children; it's that the "thug" child in question has greater protection from accusations than an adult accused of a crime. Because an adult is considered fully responsible for their actions, in most cases, and can generally defend themselves from malicious accusations should these occur.

Imagine if the child reported was in fact innocent. Let's say another parent has decided that they cannot stand you and want to emotionally hurt you very badly, so they phone the police and tell them that they have heard from a reliable source that your 10 year old son Milo has attacked two children in his school. Not their child, but two other children.

Can you imagine the distress and trauma Milo would suffer if forced to attend for questioning at the police station? Even if it was with you,? How could he prove he didn't do something?

It is very different from a parent phoning the police and saying "My 10 year old daughter Maisie has received a black eye and fractured risk in an unprovoked attack at school by her classmate Milo Davies, and here are the photos to show it". Surely you can see that?

Hi OP, can you explain how these disgusting parents are able to spend their way out of trouble? Are they offering large donations to the school in return for them turning a blind eye when their son seriously injures another child?

Is the school threatening to withdraw children who complain about this child's violent actions?

If that is the case, you should immediately look for another school for your child. All the good exam results in the world aren't worth sending your child into danger every day.

Just take your child/children out of the school OP. You've done all you can. The school and police aren't interested, so you can't do anything to help the other children, but you CAN protect your own, and if you do this, the chances are, that others will too. Presumably you pay fees up front, so tell the school that as they have chosen not to expel this monster in order to protect your child/children, and others in the school, that you cannot in all conscience leave them in their care, and will be withdrawing them immediately, AND you require a refund, although I dare say that they have the money aspect covered in every which way, so that no refunds will be forthcoming.

I think from everything you've told us, that action will only be taken when he either ends up killing a child, or attacks a teacher, let's hope it's the latter, as teachers in the school are obviously complicit in the cover up of his behaviour. In saying that though, they're probably under threat in some way too.

I am not. I wouldn’t no. I would remove my child from a school that cared so little about their safety. Before OP said her DC was private, I thought her school was a poorly rated state school and really felt for her. Removing the child does not remove the problem, the school won't suddenly start caring about the safety of children.

Are you the child's mother???

I am sure that you would not leave your own daughter at the mercy of this child (assuming that you are not the boy's mother).

Absolutely, can only hope the posters with the rolling eyes, has no actual police role in life given that they would give no credence to a report of a crime if the reporter wasn't the victim.
'Hi I'd like to report that I've seen someone smashing a window of our local shop and breaking in'
"Oooo well we can only come down if it's YOUR shop, not a crime otherwise"..

there's a violent 10 year old at my daughter's school, no he hasn't attacked my daughter but someone else got hurt, go and DO something" my eyes would be rolling so far back in my head that I may never see forwards again

And yet if I reported witnessing a crime in the street the police would investigate - they wouldn’t ask if we were related - children have less rights than adults.

There are children in every school with serious behaviour problems. Your school have made it very clear that they are not that interested in making DC safe. Your DC are about to hit the teen years where they are raging with hormones. The school will not magically become a safe place if this child disappears. How much further will you go to 'stop' this child?

The school doesn’t have to confirm the injuries. They are not a court of law or a police agency, and they may not be the most credible source given how they’ve handled things up to now. There are also the victims and their parents, who presumably are not in some kind of conspiracy against this child to the point of fabricating the causes of visible injuries

I feel for the OP, I really do. But she is going about it the wrong way. She is not in battle with a 10 year old and she needs to stop viewing it that way.

@Fiveminutesinthegreenhouse what's with the Hectoring of the OP and people showing her support? Threatening that she'll then be the one in legal trouble due to harassment while glossing over all the violence?..
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backed by visible injuries and hospitalizations only if the school confirm this child caused these injuries, which they may not. People on Mumsnet will often encourage OPs to do things they wouldn't really do. But OP is taking this too far. Approach the school regarding her DCs safety yes. Go above the school regarding her own DCs safety, absolutely. But contacting police about a situation she was not involved in, demanding a child be removed from the school based on second hand information and contacting social services is going way beyond what is normal. She needs to leave the child alone.

They would be fairly credible rumors, seeing as they are backed by visible injuries and hospitalizations, besides which they were not started by OP, but reflect the child’s general reputation at the school. And the calls to police and SS would not be regarded as malicious given that they are made in response to the child’s known conduct and reflect concerns about the child’s wellbeing. If they were, you wouldn’t see many calls made to SS or police out of fear of lawsuits.

And as far as name-calling, that generally comes with the territory when you go around breaking people’s faces. And it usually isn’t the name-calling that lands them in court.

If the parents report to the police that OP has been starting rumours about child, name calling, malicious reports to SS, police , trying to gain private information about the DC from school that could well be regarded as harassment.

Your definition of harassment seems very strange, and I wonder if you are basing it on any actual legal knowledge.

And the thing about fees paying schools is that they generally want people to keep paying fees. If a large group of parents threaten to stop doing that unless the school starts caring about the safety of the children, a change will likely be made.

@Dramatic I did punish her no iPad or treats I paid 350 quid out she wrote a letter etc. But tell me if your adhd child hurts someone in school how you are responsible. Your at work u punish them you do everything you work with right services but what can you do when they are school? If your child hurt someone how is that YOUR fault. It isn't

Contact your MP?
Shame them on social media. Create a fake account if you have to.
Contact the press.

Bullying that is not dealt with makes me see red.

No one has suggested that. You know the schools stance, it will not change in a fee paying school. You choose to continue sending your child. The solution to stop sending them. What's your alternative? How much further will you go with this? You can approach the school, ask them how they are keeping your DC safe. But you cannot start a harassment campaign against a 10 year old boy.

Like you've said 'other parents are falling for it'. Word will soon get around that you are the parent going around calling this child a thug, reporting them here and there and trying to recruit other parents. People will think youre nuts. The school clearly do not prioritise child safety, and if this boy left they wouldn't suddenly change their stance when the next violent DC comes along. What you do is you stop paying money to put your child in this situation.

It doesnt matter if your DC has done anything or not, ganging up on a child and starting a campaign to bully them out of the school and calling them names isnt normal behaviour. You are treading a thin line.