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Our son had been strangled at school

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VeryFrustratedMum · 20/10/2024 14:05

Our son is 7y old, he is a very calm, kind and respectful boy, but have been targeted by another child since reception. My first concerning emails with the head started in January but my first concern with our son's class teacher was raised in October last year. All the school is doing is removing the child from class for a couple of days and from the playground, and then there is a quiet period sometimes a month sometimes a week and we are back to emails and calls. The other child is very impulsive and unpredictable and accidents happen during lessons, carpet time, playground etc. Just to give a few examples of what is happening - squeezing hands, cheeks, slapping across the face, punching our son in the stomach, throwing things at our son…it's relentless. The child is not SEN, they have no boundaries, very clever but very manipulative. Last week I had enough when they tried to strangle our son and requested The child be put into another class as we don't feel safe sending our son to school. The reply was it was not possible. It's a two-form school and we know there a spaces to fill in in both classes. I have again requested a face-to-face meeting and finally, I have one tomorrow. What should I be focusing on during the meeting, I want to be well prepared - I have printed out all
Our emails, behaviour school policy, also I Am taking a family friend for support. Please help.

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kiana2015 · 22/10/2024 02:01

I work in health and social care, also had issues with SD's school. Raise a safeguarding immediately - you can google how to do this for your area. They will liase with the school to take the appropriate actions

alexdgr8 · 22/10/2024 21:53

I wonder if you could report it to the GP also.
As it may affect his general wellbeing and it's good to have it documented.
All the best.

Cornishbelle · 05/08/2025 11:50

@VeryFrustratedMum just wondering how things are going now and what action was taken? I came across your thread as we are going through a similar situation currently

VeryFrustratedMum · 05/08/2025 13:59

We had a meeting with the headteacher, and we both had two witnesses present (I had a friend whose children go to a different school) and we agreed on a very strict rules - the child was romoved from the main playground, once they were returned they were supervised the whole time, they were not allowed to choos each other as a walking, table, lunch etc partners and we had an update by email or on the phone - first weekly then monthly. But I have to say after the meeting things were very different. Our son got more confident, started to play with the rest of his class and now he is a completely different boy. Also they provided a nurturing group for our son for a couple of months. The only regret i have that i didn't push for the meeting earlier (I did try but should have been pushing it harder ). I was very happy that they stick to their promise to keep our son safe and also get help for the other child.

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VeryFrustratedMum · 05/08/2025 14:02

Good luck hope it goes well for you too.

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Cornishbelle · 05/08/2025 21:52

Thanks so much for replying and I'm glad things have gone so well. Thanks for the good luck too I'll try and update once back at school and we see how things are going- so far they've agreed separate classes

Everyday99 · 05/08/2025 21:55

This is a whole new level of fucked up. I would take my child out of school for even one very minor bullying attempt.

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