My son started school in January after being in full time nursery. He only knew one other boy who would be going at the same time as him. On Saturday last I got a letter home from the school saying he had bitten this other child he knew without provocation and that "alternative action" would be taken if any further problems were to continue. alternative action would be exclusion.
My son (in all the time he has been in private nursery) has never bitten/hurt another child.. On more than two occasions he has been hurt by this child in question.
When I spoke to the head he suggested that my son was targeting this other child and was an aggressor. the head said my son had been snatching things, pushing and kicking this other child. I simply do not understand why my child is doing such things. He has never been an aggressor and he was always the victim in nursery - getting hurt etc.
I feel that the school have now labelled my son as a bully and I am frustrated that they believe such things. My child has never hurt anyone in his life.
I believe the school are not seeing the situation fully as it is really happening. I believe this other child is perhaps picking on him and the school are just picking up on my son fighting back to protect himself.
I don't want my son being perceived as a bully when he is far from it. I don't know the right way to go back to the school when term starts again next wk. Any ideas?
The school have said that they are separating my son and this other child as much as possible throughout the school day so hopefully this will alleviate the problem.
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Bridget019 · 18/02/2010 20:56
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