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Child injury at school

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jodie08 · 14/03/2026 07:58

My DS in Y4 came out of school yesterday hobbling. He said during indoor PE he heard his toe crack and so did his teacher. He was asked to miss afternoon play and rest it but no medical intervention took place. Nothing was mentioned by his teacher after school, no phone call, and no accident report.

We had to walk home 25 minutes, but if I’d have known DS was in so much pain I would have taken the car.
Last night and this morning he can barely walk so off to have it checked as I suspect a possible fracture.
Does anyone know what the procedure is for this type of injury at school because I would have thought it’s serious enough to mention to a parent.
AIBU to be annoyed at the school didn’t let me know?

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jodie08 · 14/03/2026 08:12

DS said he wasn’t sent to the medical room, no ice pack and just told to sit inside for play. His teacher was on the gate after school but nothing was mentioned even though DS was struggling to walk. Check his bag and no medical form. Although my DS is not usually one to cry you could tell he was in pain.

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Kiwi09 · 14/03/2026 08:05

They should call for a suspected broken bone. I had one school admin person just strap up an obviously broken finger though, so sometimes they’re completely rubbish!

Smartiepants79 · 14/03/2026 08:05

What was he doing? How did the injury occur? Did they really not perform and basic first aid?? Was it examined at all? Ice pack?
How does it look? Is it swollen or bruised?
On the face of it it does sound like they have not handled this as they should have. At my school it would have been examined by a first aider and an ice pack applied. We would have kept an eye on it and if there was any sign that it was more serious a parent would have been called. An accident slip would have always been sent home.
Speak to them on Monday and see what they have to say.

Moonnstarz · 14/03/2026 08:04

So in my school it would have been a form given to the child at that age to pass on themselves to the parent at the end of the day.
A toe is a tricky one as if they were still walking around and saying they just needed a bit of rest then it might have been missed as serious.
Parents only tend to be called if we need the child collected immediately (they have been sick, diarrhoea, injury that is visibly bad) or if a child says that the pain is high level (and are not known to be school refusers/trying to go home unnecessarily!).
Some teachers might call home at the end of the school day if they think the parent needs to know anything, but this wouldn't have helped you on the school run. Teachers themselves are busy teaching.

SaveMeNow2024 · 14/03/2026 08:03

Same happened to my son, he had a really bad sprain and they didn't tell us. Had to call an user to get him home. We made a formal complaint.

Eenameenadeeka · 14/03/2026 08:02

Would he have said he was in a lot pain/cried when it happened? Or just shrugged it off at the time and the teacher not known it was so bad? Because I'd definitely expect them to call if he was in a lot of pain or upset!

Offherrockingchair · 14/03/2026 07:59

Well it’s pretty serious if they’ve potentially missed a broken bone!

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