Wwyd? Ds stabbed in wrist with pencil..

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Ds is in yr 10 (so 15) and the school just called to say he was chased and stabbed in the wrist with a pencil. It was medical who was on the phone, just letting me know, that they’ve dressed it as it was bleeding etc. They said they know nothing else and he is currently writing a statement.
I usually hear from him if has hassle at school (during break/lunch) but not heard anything from him.
He is quiet and never had any issues with bullying etc, but is extremely sensitive so I’m worried he is ok.
Wwyd? Thanks in advance

You need to know what he says about it before you decide anything op

Thank you, he’ll be home in a bit.

A stabbing is a stabbing. The implement used is irrelevant.

If the school had called and said he had been stabbed in the wrist with a knife, would you be waiting for him to come home from school?

To be brutal, you can die just as quickly from a stab with a pencil as you can from a stab with a knife.

Your son was stabbed.

I’d be taking him to the GP for a tetanus shot, and keeping an eye on it for signs of infection, too. Pencils are bloody filthy things.

I agree re tetanus shot.

Nothing else needs doing until you hear from your DS what happened, how injured he is, and what the school is doing about it. As he is writing a statement it is clear the school aren't ignoring it.

If necessary (e.g. if he is still distressed tomorrow) contact tutor or head of year or pastoral care in the morning.

A stabbing is a stabbing. The implement used is irrelevant
This. You need to proceed on the basis that this was a stabbing. Police need to be involved and the other pupil needs to be excluded and potentially charged.

Happened to me when I was 4, supervising (!) a naughty girl.

She stabbed me up and down both my arms. My DM nearly fainted when she was undressing me for bed.

Can't remember what happened next but last I heard of her, the family had moved and she'd tried to burn her new school down.

Clearly deeply troubled child but I was petrified of pencils for years and it seriously damaged my confidence.

Now I wonder why a 4 year old with a chest infection (me) was supposed to be supervising the 4 year old with horrific bullying and violent behaviour.

DM went right down to the school and no doubt went tonto. Good on her.

Give the school a chance to follow its processes.

Somehow I doubt that the school has a process for stabling and if it did, it should be very short: call the police immediately.

Phone and ask to speak to someone in authority - headteacher, year head or whatever - who can tell you exactly what happened and what they have done to ensure your child's safety in future. If they can't speak to you, ask for a meeting at the earliest possible opportunity. They can't tell you how they've punished the other child, but they obviously have a duty to protect yours.

I'd be phoning the school, or going there.

A friends ds did this. He was suspended and is watched very closely now.

I'd wait until he got home first. I'd then, based on what I saw and what he told me, be speaking more to the school and I'd then let them follow their processes.

I wouldn't call the police - unless he had half a pencil embedded in his arm and it was clearly an attempt to mortally wound him. Boys messing about or something more serious? So I'd need to know all this before making a decision.

It is NOT the same as being stabbed with a 6 inch kitchen knife and I think comparisons to that are pretty crass actually.

I was stabbed with 4 fat (reception class) pencils when I was 7 by a boy in my class. I had a red jumper on so any blood didn’t show. No one dressed it AFAIR and as my mum was a teacher at the school, she told me not to fuss. I still have the lead in my arm nearly 50 years later

But if your DS is generally quiet and well behaved, I would wait for him to come home and find out what he has to say before taking it further with the school.

Initially, I read it as him being 10 yrs, rather than in Year 10. I agree with other responders, this is very serious and it could have been an eye or nerve damage and he could still have some health issues from it yet. Suggest getting him checked by GP and up to date tet jab.

Try and find out gently from him what happened, hopefully he will be able to say ... even if you dont get the whole picture, you will have time etc, some idea ... was it horsing around by all and something they all do or was it just him.

I feel you should then go into school and find out what they believe happened and what they are doing to safeguard for the future. You will then be in a position to decide whether to involve the police.

I read about this yesterday, it made the news.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-51193939

That is assault!!! Trip to doctors to check damage! Possible call to police.

I wouldnt do anything until I'd spoken to the school and your son and got a full understanding of what happened.
My dd was 'stabbed' in year 7, in the arm, right through her blazer, with a compass. She had a puncture wound which bled and was quite sore.
It was a lad who she'd gone to primary school with who was messing around and absolutely devastated at what he had done to her. Kids do stupid things and don't always think of the consequences. He had no intention of hurting her, there was no malice in it, he did something really stupid. I don't know what the school did with him. I certainly don't think the police would have been the right thing to do in that context.
DD didnt want him in trouble. As far as she was concerned he was her friend that did something stupid and that was it. He was so mortified and I'm sure he learned a lesson from it.
However, if someone had done this in anger, intentionally to hurt her, or was bullying her, I'd have absolutely gone all out to have that kid dealt with severely and involved police. I think context is everything.
I hope your son is ok.