Bullying in school

[womaninatightspot]

A boy in my son's class has been really mean to him for months. Going back before the summer. Encourages the other boys not to play with him and he's feeling really isolated. Luckily some girls are sticking up for him. Often chases him around the playground or puches him for going into an area etc. Today after school he came up and pushed him over from behind cut hand/ elbow / knee.

School doesn't really seem to believe they have bullies or bullying problems. They are concerned at DS's behaviour as he is becoming upset /wrote mean things about him on a toilet door after this other kid hit him. Multiple other children have left the school as they never get to grips with bullying.

I suppose my question is do you try and work with the school or just start looking at other schools?

Ask to see their bullying policy and send emails about incidents and include the governors.

Ask to speak to their designated safeguarding lead about peer on peer abuse.

educationinspection.blog.gov.uk/2019/10/04/what-is-peer-on-peer-abuse/

there’s a ladder of places to escalate.

1. school governors
2. Local council
3. your local MP
4. OFSTED
5. department of education

This definitely needs to be sorted out. Put everything in writing on email. Create a paper trail. Keep dates, times, people involved.

email on a daily basis with a recount of what’s gone on.

say it’s a safe guarding issue and they aren’t protecting your DS

remind them of the trauma created by long term bullying

ask for him to change classes?

it’s bloody exhausting but you can do it OP

Sending strength to you. We’ve had this with my 6 year old daughter and it’s horrendous for the whole family. You have to be really strong and consistent and loud in working with the school. Quote the bullying policy at them and nag nag nag. Explain the psychological impact it is having. Our issues has resolved itself as the other kid moved schools but our trust in this school has gone - we are looking to move our girl next year. I have to say I think teachers are so stretched they simply don’t have the resource to deal with it properly, but that doesn’t help when you’re in this position!