Something awful happened yesterday. I had just pulled out of the car park at home onto a side street and was travelling <10mph when a child 8 yrs old ran out from behind a parked van without looking right in front of my car. Although I slammed the brakes hard immediately she was bumped by my car and fell to the floor. She jumped straight up and her mum-who had been stood talking with other adults-called 999. Long story short(ish) paramedic,police and ambulance arrived and child was fine thank goodness. Lots of witnesses, including the child's mum, told police that I had been driving at <10mph, reacted immediately and that the child had run out from behind the van without looking. Police reassured me that I had done nothing wrong and the girl was being discharged home from the ambulance. Such a relief. Today however my DD has come home upset from school. The little girl and her older brother are at the same school as my DD. The girl wasn't in today but the brother has told the other children that I deliberately ran his sister over. DD,who was in the car with me at the time of the accident, tried to explain what had actually happened but the other children wouldn't listen to her. Now I know that this must be a horrible shock for the brother but I think it's rotten that my daughter spent the day being bullied for an accident that was beyond my or her control. WIBU to speak to the school head about this if it continues next week? Gosh,this sounds horribly insensitive/selfish now I've written it down but my daughter has some significant mental health problems (anxiety,OCD,suicidal thoughts) and I'm worried how this may set back her already painfully slow recovery. Thoughts anyone please?