Having a problem with a child at school

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There’s a child at my dc’s school that seems to have it in for my ds. He keeps picking up my ds’s stuff and throwing them to the point where it can’t be found. We’ve lost beakers, jumpers and other items.

School are aware, and have tried to look for the stuff too but have been unsuccessful.

What on earth do I do? The boy must be around 9 as he’s a year older than ds.

He lives 4 doors down from us, and the parents are NOT the type to take this quietly. They are very likely to lash out and shout at me rather than apologise for their son.

So, I’ve talked to DS again, and apparently the boy (B), is taking ds’s stuff whilst he’s on break, throwing it and then coming back and telling him what he did.

Im going to ring the school tomorrow because I’m not pleased with how they are dealing with it. They seem to be going for the looking for the items but not notifying us method. I am unsure if B is receiving any punishments or not. I know the household is a troubled home which doesn’t help

School needs to do much much more than look for the items. Call a spade a spade - it’s bullying, and it should be dealt with properly.

I’d contact the class teacher, tell them your child is being bullied by B, describe the problem and tell them you’d like a conversation about how they propose to deal with it - they can’t tell you about how they punish B, or otherwise, but they should be able to reassure your son it’s being sorted out, that his stuff will be kept safe (either by being locked away or B being supervised or the cloakroom being locked or whatever) and that he can go immediately to x member of staff if it happens again. If the class teacher didn’t sort it out I’d take it to the Head. If necessary I’d follow the complaints process.

I would go nowhere near the parents. It’s a school issue and it’s for them to sort it out.

Thank you for all your advice. I will definitely do this