My son is 10 years old and on Friday when I picked him up he had a bruise on his head and his lip was bleeding.
I asked his teacher what happened and she said he had a fight with a few boys at swimming. I was so angry but she couldn't give me further info due to not being present.
In the car on the way home I asked my son what happened, he said 4 boys in his class were calling him names. I asked what happened next, he said he called them names back and all four boys started hitting, kicking and banged his head against the wall. My blood was boiling.
As this was Friday I had to wait for Monday to approach the teacher who takes them swimming.
I spoke to the teacher today, she explained what she thought happened and I told her what my son said. She said it was not true, I was getting to the point of no return. My son is not a liar, I said to her. I asked why the boys are not supervised, she said because of safeguarding. (however the girls are) I said it's clear these kids need supervision. I then told her if there is no supervision I will not allow my son to go swimming.
She told me I'm being dramatic and overreacting.
Q. How would you react if it was your child?