Looking for advice from anyone who might have experienced similar. I picked DD 6 up this afternoon and as we were leaving the playground I noticed she had a visible red mark on her face. (Have tried to attach photo). She wasn't crying or visibly upset. I asked what had happened and she said a boy in her class had punched her when they were getting their things from the cloakroom. She hadn't told the teacher. Took her back in and notified the teacher, acknowledging that DD hadn't told her at the time. Whilst we were there, another mum approached and said her son had been hit in the neck by this child. Teacher said she will make a note, whatever that means.
This boys name has come up before as being aggressive and he doesn't seem to be specifically targeting DD. However on this occasion he has caused a visible injury. I think there may be some behavioural/emotional issues at play and I'm not unsympathetic at all, however I don't send my daughter to school to be hit. I've told DD she must tell the teacher if it happens again, it's not telling tales and that it was very wrong what this boy did. Is there anything else I can/should do?