Would you say anything to the school?

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Just mulling over what my daughter told me after pick up today. One of the children in her class has a party tomorrow, she isn’t going and wasn’t invited anyway so it doesn’t make much sense really, but he told her if she doesn’t go he is going to shoot her and hurt her. They are four. 🤷‍♀️ She has gone to bed upset. Should I mention anything to her Teacher tomorrow or just leave it?

I expect most will probably say leave it, but I think I probably would mention it. It’s a very odd thing for a 4 year old to say. It might be part of a pattern of behaviour school could be monitoring. I know a 7 year old who says similar things (usually just to his mum) and has done since a young age. He’s now under camhs.

Mention it definitely.
He’s only 4, he doesn’t mean it or understand what he is saying, but at the very least he is hearing inappropriate material from somewhere and it’s better the school can keep an eye on that.

Definitely mention it. He may not understand what he is saying and picked it up from elsewhere but it needs nipping in the bud. xx

Mention it for his benefit because he's hearing inappropriate stuff somewhere

If it was just slack of party invite then I'd have left it, but the threat after is concerning. He would probably have no serious intent to act on it, but it's a
potential sign that he's been exposed to older material, has heard things like that somewhere etc
Definitely mention it.

The 4 year old may have older siblings who play fight around him, he maybe has toy guns at home. Do you live in a rural area? We have a gun shop in the nearest village and our 2 year old sees folk out shooting pheasants, so I think the background why this child is saying this is worth considering. .

Oh yes the lack of invite is no issue at all. I’m actually pleased she isn’t invited 😁. Yes, I did think it could be older siblings but I may mention it to the teacher. Thank you for the advice.