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Chocdropsandbuckfast · 24/10/2022 19:11

My son has just started secondary in Scotland. He seems to be enjoying it. He’s very quiet and sensitive, that’s just his nature. He has a few close friends and making new ones. Coming out his shell a bit. But there is one boy, who was in his primary class, seems to be annoying him just now. He tried to trip him up on very high steps at school. Now on the way home, this boy, Who seems to be the ringleader, chants his name all the way home. About 1 mile. Him and about 4 other boys. My son walks alone in front. Constant chanting his name.
when I pick my son up, this boy who lives near us, scurries home when he sees my car. I was so angry today, I nearly went to his door, but I calmed down. I wrote an email to the head of house. Knowing it was out of school, she’s still going to have a word with this boy. The parents would be mortified. This boy is about 3ft 2. My sons small himself. My partner thinks he should smack him in the face, but it’s not in my sons nature. Would you go to the boys door?

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Wayback · 24/10/2022 20:29

This is horrible and needs to be nipped in the bud asap. Keep on at the school- report it every time it happens. I'd check their anti-bullying policy. It possibly covers the walk and any time they are in uniform. Going to his house could make things worse. I would persist with the school. Good luck. X

Shanksponyorbust · 24/10/2022 20:47

I would talk to the school as you have done but also look to see if there’s different routes home your son can take or whether he can stay at one of the clubs after school for an hour so he’s not leaving at the same time as the other boys.

Or ask the school if he can leave 5 mins early/late? Anything that will mean he’s not on his own when this group of kids are walking home.

Chocdropsandbuckfast · 24/10/2022 23:22

Thanks, I’d really like to catch them in the act. The thing is I finish my work at 3, but need to pick his sister up at the other side of town at 3.25. at primary. My son finishes at 3.15. If I picked him up at 3.15/3.20 I would be late for his sister. She would panic as she has autism. I told him tomorrow go the other route.
All this because of some little bully.
hopefully the school will have a word tomorrow with this boy. I know for a fact he will shit himself. So maybe this is what he needs. He bullied a girl in primary because she was going through puberty, and the head spoke to him. This little bully got a right fright and never done it again. So fingers crossed 🤞

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