DD being hit by boys in her class help me prepare for teacher meeting

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DD in mixed y3/4 class. She is y3. Boy in Y4 has been hitting her on a regular basis, not to leave marks but enough to upset obviously. Y3 boy also targets her and has done so again today. She comes out crying and I get told by a TA they have spoken to him. Getting fed up of all the teaching staff saying they will speak to them or they will keep an eye and it still happening.

I have a meeting with teacher where I need to demand they put things in place to stop it. The schools anti bullying policy quotes the UN rights of the child,
one of which is that a child has the right to be free from violence. So I’m going to throw that at him.

But I don’t feel very well equipped for these conversations. She is my eldest. What are the steps I need to ask for? What is my next move if nothing changes? How long do I give it? Can I threaten reporting to the police at this age? Is that too soon to bring in at this stage? This is our first formal Meeting to discuss. Any help appreciated.

Yes this is a safeguarding issue. Are you keeping records of numbers of incidents?

Id just be clear that you consider this a serious safeguarding issue, that if it isn’t resolved you will escalate this to the safeguarding governor and the local authority safeguarding team.

It’s hard but you need to keep calm, take notes and email them afterwards clarifying what they have agreed to.

Yes, coming to say this - if they suggest anything that focuses on moving your child or changing her default school routine that is unacceptable - all penalty and disruption should be put on the perpetrator, not the victim. e.g.: if he can't be trusted to walk past her at the end of lesson without hitting, he has to stay seated until everyone else has lined up and is leaving the room, etc.