To make a complaint about bullying on last day of school?

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Or should I just let it go? As this child is leaving and changing schools after tomorrow?

DC's go to an out of school club til I finish work. There's an older child there who's name called, picked on, stolen things from and generally knocked the confidence out of my DC's and their buddies. Today child asked my DD how it felt to have a pooey pants for a brother and took DS's drawing away.

I've complained about the child about 4 times now, the club says they'll look into it. Nothing happens, they speak to the child but nothing else.

DS said today that a club staff member said to him (when he told the grown up this child was picking on him) that they'd all do a dance because this child was leaving. I rang the club tonight and complained again, i have (rather crossly, unfortunately) said I want this child's parents told about their behaviour.

The child won't be at the club tomorrow, the club leaders are talking tonight about this and will tell me their decision tomorrow.

Do you think I should escalate it to the school thay this club is attached to so they have a record of it?
Or leave it, as the child is leaving anyway?

Well, it's a bit late now, don't you think?

I'd have been creating a fuss a while ago, personally.

Ah I have created fuss four times, yesterday I spoke to the club about another situation this week and the child did it again this morning.
I just think the club is being quite useless.

I also think that the club thinks "ah the child's moving schools anyway" so they won't have to deal with it

You are not being unreasonable. Get this flagged up now. Whilst we all hope it won't happen again you should see more helpful action from the club if there is any other incident next term and there is already a written record.

However you may have to accept that there is little they can do now about the previous problems beyond keeping a record.

It won't happen again as child is moving on to next school in September.
I think I might ask for the previous dates when I've mentioned it to the club after DC's have been upset. I never made a record.

Oh, they will love you turning up on the last day of term demanding a record of all the times your children have been upset, because you haven't bothered to keep one.
If you think the club is being useless, move your children.

Q was am I being unreasonable making a complaint today, as it's only very recently I found out there seems to be no anti bullying policy (or at least it's not working)

I was told by other parents yesterday that this same child has bullied theirs too, at the same club, they complained too and as there was nothing done and problem continued they removed their children.

Club is attached to my DC's school, school has an anti bullying campaign.

Thanks anyway