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SS for mothers safeguarding from child

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Senlife25 · 08/09/2025 14:32

Are school allowed to force a mum into ss for her safety from an extreme child? Mum has refused parental consent but they are still going to put the referral through anyway.
This is to safeguard the mother who is at extreme risk of harm from her own highly violet and aggressive child.
There are no concerns in place regarding the child’s safety or neglect in anyway.
what are your thoughts?

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Octavia64 · 08/09/2025 14:38

Schools do not need parental consent to make a referral to social services.

They make the referral and provide information and social services decide what they are going to do.

Juiceinacup · 08/09/2025 14:51

Anyone could report their concerns about any other person whether a child or an adult to SS but schools have a particular duty of care and permission is not needed.
Parental and child agreement will be needed if the referral is for a whole family service team.
SS are not just there for children there will be an Adult SS Team as well in each area.
In any case it would be unusual for the level of violence, that would lead a school into making a referral, displayed by a child only to be directed at a parent and no one else, so the school may have more widespread concerns.

Senlife25 · 08/09/2025 15:38

Child is under camhs and attending part time at school. Due to home violence towards mother, regarding school refusal, the child has been class as significant danger to the mother’s life and safely by camhs. The school only has concerns regarding the mother’s well being and trying to find her support.
The home has cameras recording 24/7 for mum and child’s protection and evidence for assessment.

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ThesebeautifulthingsthatIvegot · 08/09/2025 20:43

If there is risk to life, they definitely need to refer to social care. A social worker may be able to put in some additional support, although it's such a hard situation and it's possible they won't be able to help.

Please don't think this means that they want to split up mum and child.

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