that my daughter was assaulted today and there are no police available to deal with it

[Poshwellies]

DD whose 15, was quite badly assaulted in school today,suffered a 1 inch chunk out of her lip due to being being punched in the face by a girl with a ring on.

She was escorted home by a teacher and after I took her to the GP surgery to be examined and cleaned up, I called the police to report the assault,this was at 4.30.They said they would send out some officers asap.

Just had a call from the police saying sorry,but we are overrun at Glastonbury and have no available police to record the incident,we will try and get out tomorrow,blah blah..

Not Serious enough I guess,but you'd bloody well think they'd sort out police for local incidents,life doesn't stop just because of sodding Glastonbury.

Pleased the police have been helpful. panel sounds like a very good idea.

school sound a bit cr*p for not being more forthcoming with details.

hope your DD is feeling better today

Sorry to her that posh

It does sound as if it's under control now and someone is sorting it out at school.

Which direction from Pilton btw ....

We are South Somerset Orm,Yoevilish way.

School rep on the phone was quite cagey after I told them the police were involved-
tough shit-I don't expect my child to be assaulted within school.

She spoke to my daugther on the phone to see how she was and ended the call saying she would expect her back Monday Hopefully she will be,but if she's not up to it or her wound is infected (looking likely atm),she bloody won't be.

Havent read everyone else's post. But I would take HER to the police. Pathetic no one came to you though!

Ahh alreayd dealt with.. Well i did say i hadn't gone through them all!

I would of done sanielle but ALL of our local police stations are not manned full time,the one here is open for 3 hours once a week

I hope the police do attend you tomorrow. In my experience, DS1 was assaulted at school in 2007, the police took it very seriously, the offender was actually asked to attend the station with his parents and given a formal warning about his actions. I hope your DD feels more like facing the world after the weekend is over, maybe Victim Cupport may be able to help her.

I'm glad that a police officer came out to you - apparently the 'restorative justice/community justice' is quite effective. We're about 5 miles from the site. bit of a nightmare moving around.
It is frustrating that they can't be around to sort out things quicker, but hopefully this will get a good result for you and your DD. Hope you're all ok!

thats awful,she must be really upset.
take pictures
gp notes can be accessed as corroboration
get statement of events from school
do press for individual meeting with HT
get cad number from police

Well..

The cocky little shit has just verbally abused dd's friend and her boyf while they were walking up to our house,telling dd's friend that she's gonna smash up her face like she has with dd.

I have a feeling nothing is going to work with this little scumbag.

I should of just pushed for her to be arrested for assault instead of the softly softly approach.

I'm fucking fuming.

I will get in contact with the PC dealing with dd's case tomorrow first thing.

God what a cow!

So sorry

note times and detail of verbal harassment
what a bloody nightmare

She approached dd's friend (& boyf)while they were walking past the local petrol station.

They have cctv.

She's clearly not very intelligent or smart if she wants to 'get away' with her abuse.

I have it all noted.She is playing 'hard' with the wrong family now,I will haul her arse over the coals.

POSH This is a disgrace, your poor dd ,I hope she is okay.I would not be fobbed off at all.Make sure that these little nasty shit heads are sorted out in the correct way.So sorry about this.Can't believe thumping someone in the mouth

I remember the times when kids scrapped without having to involve the police thus criminalising children. What have we come to?

???

I remember when I was beaten up by 3 girls on the way home from a friends house at the age of 15/16.

My father blew his lid and did it the old fashioned way and went around to the ringleader's house and hauled the parents out and basically told them it would NOT happen again,otherwise he's sort it out...

Totally unPC but it worked.

I'd be utterly ashamed if my daughter went around smashing other people in the mouth,well,she wouldn't as she knows damn well I would be down on her like a ton of bricks,there lies the difference.

It's not scrapping though Orm,it's not just a fall out and then friends the next day.It's full on beatings to harm and then some.

Yes Oyama i remember those times too, like when i was at secondary school and 'cyber bulling' was a buzz word

So when two boys decided to copy pictures from the school website (literally right click and copy werent even secured) of me and some other girls then email them out with really mean nast vicous comments to the whole school, humiliating us, it was dealt with in house so that it didnt ruin the boys future prospects

One boys mum came in but she didnt even tell his dad (married living in one house not a split family) what their son had done so that he would get in trouble/grounded/banned from end of school events

Im glad things have moved on a bit

ah yes good ole days of a thumping happily meted out by rascals and all the better for it eh?

utter mince to compare this to a playground tussle

Get her arrested. Press charges.

This is criminal behaviour from someone old enough to know better.

It wasn't me that said that posh! God forbid.

Verbally abusing two people and threatening them on the street is a crime in itself. You may not have taken the assault further but there is no reason why friend and bf can't. School can't deal with this incident as it didn't happen in school...

Sorry Orm,my mistake!

Oyama-you are talking out of your arse,you'd be quite happy for your child to get a good bashing at school hmm? Bullshit!

Funky,dd's friend and boyf are willing to speak to the police.
I shall be phoning the PC in the morning when she starts her shift,hoepfully she will step up a gear with the inquiry.

Oh dear Posh, just caught up with this thread again and was quite hopeful to read the post about the panel etc, seemed like a reasonable 'solution'. Move on a pace and wtf is this girl doing, sounds like she is going to be on your dds case one way or another.

Hope you and dd are ok, please keep posting and housing the cops and don't forget to tell school first thing monday what has happened.