DS (age 7, in Year 2) told me that he 'saved another child from death today'. DS is a bit prone to telling stories, so I asked for more information. He says that his friend (A) put a skipping rope round another child's neck (B) and pulled, and that DS untangled the skipping rope and told A not to do that, it was naughty. And then A was 'cross' and hit DS. DS also said that he told one of his teachers what had happened - though he says he started the story with 'Miss [x] I saved [B] from death!'
I have told DS that he did a good thing in taking the rope off the other child and telling A not to do it again. I am also inclined to believe that this happened, or that something like it happened; A is diagnosed autistic and, while he seems like a nice child, he doesn't seem to have great impulse control. I am also inclined to believe that DS intervened, DS has a big protective streak. My concerns are partly to do with the way DS tells the story, making himself out to be a big hero and also a bit officious, even though if it happened the way he tells it, he did do the right thing ie stop his friend hurting someone else - and partly that I am not wild about the idea that kids can attempt to strangle each other with skipping ropes at playtime without school staff intervening.
Do I take it up with the class teachers, or not? It doesn't seem to have been noted at the time and as I wasn't actually present myself I don't want to start a big fuss over somethiing which may not even have happened.