AIBU to insist my son has the suspension lifted?

[NightmareATschool]

First time in trouble for any kind of physical altercation

My son is in year 8 and yesterday was pinned to the ground, twisting his wrist behind his back as he went down ( we went to a&e to have it checked after school as swollen and bruised ) and was then held down by this boy.

My son is 5 foot 5 and the other pupil is at least 5 foot 9 and a lot bigger built.

The boy was pinning him down with his legs trapped underneath him and his holding both of his arms on my sons right arm ( fingerprint bruising is visible because of this ) so my son used his left arm to hit out and hit the boys head.

Boy then get off and walks across the playground and son sits on a bench holding his sore arm.

The boy then returns, runs at him from the side view and punches down on my sons head.

SLT state both to be suspended due to violence.

I have started absolutely not, that the violence is on completely different levels and one was very much in self defence and one was completely premeditated.

I’ve sent in the complaint from from the schools complain procedure policy and I’ve CCd the SEN governors as my son has ADHD.

This happened at 11am yesterday and he spent the entire day in isolation, only being allowed to go to the lunch hall to get something to eat and then return to isolation.
Surely this is punishment enough for defending yourself whilst pinned to the ground?

Thoughts?
Anything else I could do? Thanks

My dn has adhd.
He got severely bullied at school.
The teachers turned a blind eye.
Sometimes dn would hit out to get away from the bullies.
One day the bullies surrounded him and wouldn’t let him escape, they didn’t touch him though. A teacher walked past, did nothing. He had to fight his way out and he got expelled.
The school he got sent to for dc who were expelled for all sorts of reasons said it was common for the victim to be expelled, it made the school’s life far easier.

I seriously hope that those students have a shit life.

I agree op, poor children who don't have parents sticking up for them like you've done. Shame on schools.

@NightmareATschool I really wish schools would just think before acting and the stress and worry about this has taken over the whole weekend and most of today 😢

Glad it's sorted OP 🍷

I agree, I work in a busy public sector role, and there's no excuse whatsoever for leaving this unresolved and/or without clear communication if not resolved before the weekend.

Before anyone piles in to say how busy schools, teachers are etc., I get it, my work is just as hectic and full of complaints/issues. At the very most it takes 1-2 minutes to pick up the phone, saves a lot of stress for all.