Have been away for the weekend and not been able to post before now, but my DS1 (12) came home from school on Friday and burst into tears - I cannot remember the last time he cried.
It turned out that he had been attacked at morning break by three boys - the first one put him in a headlock, the second one punched him in the nose and the stomach and the third one threw him into the metal lockers, then a table, then a chair. He was in tears at school, went to find his form teacher, he was removed from the next lesson and had to spend the time in a Year 10 class with the Deputy Head and also spend his lunch hour with her.
I had to go and pick DS2 up from primary, and so it was an hour after DS2's school had closed before I could ring the school - I was really cross that this had been going on all day and I hadn't been told. I managed to get hold of his Head of Year who had been dealing with the incident along with the Deputy Head.
HoY said that she was appalled by the attack, that it was completely unprovoked and that they have got witness statements from other children that corroborate this. She said that the three boys spent the afternoon in the Serious Incident Room, have been spoken to by the Deputy Head and the Head, that their parents have been informed and that they will be punished further once school have decided on a punishment.
So, the school seem to be taking it seriously, but I am worried that some momentum may be lost due to the half-term break and so I feel I should make an appointment to see the HoY to ensure that these boys are punished. My DS has not had any trouble with them before, but I have heard him mention their names as they seem to be the troublemakers in the year.
Would you advise me to make an appointment, or to let the school deal with it? What would be an appropriate punishment in these circumstances?
My DH is furious and wants to inform the police, but would it be better to try and work with the school first?