So not to drip feed here’s the whole story
I got a call asking me to collect DS (9) from school as he had hit his head twice. When I arrived to collect him I could see was white & quite badly shaken by the incident so I wanted to get him out ASAP to get him checked over by a doctor.
I was presented with a piece of paper to sign and I was told he collided with another pupil and fell over backwards. I glanced at the writing on the form and and it said that the child (my DS) had been chasing another pupil and that pupil had put their hands out to deflect them from colliding. More or less it read that it was my DS’s fault. I didn’t think too much of at the time as I was in a panic and I knew he wasn’t in any trouble or anything.
As soon as I got my child to the car he was grumbling because that wasn’t actually what happened at all. He said he has been playing chase or tig with his best friend, while he was chasing him another pupil ran in front of him and pushed him backwards. With the speed he was going and the force of the unexpected push he fell over backwards, hitting his head that hard that it bounced and he hit it the twice. So it was quite a nasty fall. He cuts on the back of his head and his eye is swollen up. I took him to GP and they sent us on to A&E because DS was feeling sick and nauseous.
Just discharged from the hospital as they want to keep him in to observe him but thankfully he is ok and to rest quietly over the next few days. The Dr said he was lucky he didn’t hit concrete.
So I guess my AIBU is should I correct the school on the form as I can’t help feeling annoyed as it was made out to be his own fault when it wasn’t, or should I just leave it as I don’t think it was malicious just the pupil not fully understanding the consequences of their actions. He is the same age but has mild SEN.