My middle son started a new school in 2019. Since then he has been targeted numerous times by one of the class bully's.
So far he has had 2 split lips, a black eye and as of yesterday 2 bruised legs from various punches, shoves and items being thrown at him.
Mostly these incidents happen on the way home from school (3 minute walk and P7 so he is 12 and has walked home no bother for a few years now). I have contacted the school who won't do anything because it's after school so they said to contact the police. The police were useless and said it's the schools responsibility. I spoke to an education officer and she was aware of the child already as she had been contacted over the years by other parents who have had children attacked by this boy. Still nothing gets done about him.
I asked the school to keep the child back to allow my son to get out and home safely but the boys mum refused. My son ended up having to walk out the other side of school and take the long way home accompanied by one of the PSAs who is the mum of another boy in his class who has also been a victim of this bully (at the time it was my youngest child's nap time hence me not picking him up plus I wanted to promote independence).
Mum and dad are convinced their son is the victim. It's always all the other children who are at fault and won't cooperate with the school on punishment. I had to block mum on social media after I approached her to talk about the issues and I got a load of abuse back along with a pile of lies such as my child has repeatedly reprimanded by the head over things he has said and done to her son. Dad messaged me yesterday after yet again their son attacked mine but this time my son fought back. The boy was pushing and shoving him, then called him some unsavoury names so my son punched him to get away. In the process of getting away he threw his water bottle at my son which landed on his leg and has left a bottle shaped bruise on him. But the dad wanted to talk about my sons "outburst".
My son didn't have an outburst!! He fought back after us telling him to when walking away and ignoring didn't stop it and parents, the school and the police washed their hands of the situation. Again the school don't want to do anything at all and the child has made a threat that something will happen should we get the police involved again.
The school wanted to get the boys together and see what the issue is. There is no issue from our side. The boys don't socialise together and have different friendship circles. I said that would be a waste of time as my son already stays away and ignores the child, the class teacher is aware and isolates the child away from whoever the focus of his anger is each particular week and there is never anything that triggers this.
Again my son has to change his routine and route home to keep himself safe while there is no action taken against the bully. He gets off Scott free yet again and his parents keep on with the idea that their child is a victim and carry on as normal.
I am so angry and fed up. It's only a few weeks before school ends and the boys will be in different classes at secondary school. I just want my son to finish his primary education in peace with his friends and not get attacked all the time.
Sorry it's long. No idea what I want to gain from this post except to vent to others about it. Their youngest child is in nursery with mine too and today I found myself taking the car and sitting there until the parents were leaving the school grounds by another exit just incase the "bodybuilder" parents decided to try to approach me or say something.