Should I report this to the school?

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DS IS in year 10. Just before the summer holidays I saw some messages on social media from a boy threatening to punch him again. I found out from DS that he had punched him at school 'a few months before' DS was very vague and adamant that he didn't want me to speak to the school. It was literally the last week of school so I left it.

I keep an eye on Ds's social media, but he doesn't know this. I have just seen more messages from today and the same boy has punched him today. DS doesn't know that I know and hasn't said anything about it. Should I report this to the school and ask that they look into it without implicating DS?

The other boy is very cocky and popular and mixes in circles I wouldn't want ds getting into bother with. I don't want to stir up a hornets nest but know that I need to do sonething

Can I just ask tinytemper, are incidents like this common between year 10 boys?

Not usually no. Lower down the school sometimes as they jostle for position, especially in Year 7.
Usually by now friendship groups have formed and I find girls are the worst the higher up they are in school.
I am not saying boys don't fall out but I usually deal with this kind of stuff when they are younger.
Each school is unique. We are a small secondary school and we know the pupils and can often tell when things are not right.
I hope this is sorted soon as Year 10 is an important year.

So, no call from the school.

DS seems fine though.

Ring again in the morning and email he head saying that you rang yesterday with concerns over bullying and no one called you back.