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Threats made

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Trigger04 · 03/05/2017 18:25

A child threatened to stab my son last week at school, I have been in and spoke to the teacher, but today a parent told me that the child that has done the threatening had a knife on him last year that the head took off him. I have been in today and spoke to the head but she can't guarantee me that my son won't come to harm! Should I contact the police and ofstead or am I overthinking things. I'm very worried for my sons safety.

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AutumnalLeaves38 · 03/05/2017 18:41

God, OP,

How worrying for you both. No advice, I'm afraid, so bumping this for you. Hope you get something sorted to keep your DS safe.

booellesmum · 03/05/2017 18:44

If an adult threatened to stab another adult they would report that to the police.
Why should it be any different just because it is a child?
The boy threatening your son should be reported so the police can speak to him/his parents.
It is not acceptable behaviour and should not be brushed under the carpet because he is a child.

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Trigger04 · 03/05/2017 18:47

Thank you, the school has tried to keep it hush about the boy bringing the knife in. Every day I tell my son he is safe, schools a safe place to be but inside I don't honestly believe he is safe.

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AutumnalLeaves38 · 03/05/2017 22:40

Bumping again, OP...more traffic perhaps?

MaggieLightBlue · 03/05/2017 22:43

Report to the police, immediately

iamapixiebutnotaniceone · 03/05/2017 22:47

I don't know how you should move forward with this but I do think that you should ensure a paper trail with all correspondence with the school over this now. Discuss it via email, they need to deal with this appropriately and be accountable for what they do.

Jayfee · 03/05/2017 22:49

Could you contact the governors?

Itmustbemyage · 03/05/2017 23:07

Tragically in a school in our area, a child was stabbed by another pupil and died.
Was a big story in the national press.
Do not let the school minimise this,the school should have excluded the pupil with the knife, while investigating, that would protect your son during school time.
I don't mean to be alarmist but this child could approach your child out with school, which the school cannot help you with. Contact the police urgently, for behaviour this extreme it may be the case that the child/family is already known to the police.
The child in question may have had experiences that make them feel that they need to carry a knife, reporting this incident to the police may result in this child receiving help they may desperately need.

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Trigger04 · 04/05/2017 11:42

Thank you all so much. I have contacted the police, they are coming out today to interview my son. We are still not sure if we are sending my son to school tomorrow. Bless him, he has 100% attendance and this could make him lose that. Thank you all again. X

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Thinkingblonde · 04/05/2017 14:24

His safety is more important than his attendance record.

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Trigger04 · 04/05/2017 15:13

The police have been, they are going to see the head teacher and the boy. He will get a caution. The police officer is going to ring me tomorrow regarding what school are doing and what safety measures they have put in place.

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Itmustbemyage · 04/05/2017 17:02

Good to hear that the police are going to take this up with the school.
The teacher will no longer be able to ignore the problem and brush you off.
You have not only protected your DS but all the other children in that school.
As I posted previously there may be more going on in this other child's life and police intervention may actually be helpful for this child.

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Trigger04 · 04/05/2017 18:04

I am happy they are going to school and that hopefully all children will be safe. I also hope that poor boy is given all the help and support that he needs. Thank you for replying. X

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ifeelcraptonight · 04/05/2017 18:08

The police can't guarantee the other boy will get a caution unless they have spoken to him - are you sure that's what is going to happen?

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Trigger04 · 04/05/2017 20:37

yea I'm sure that's what she said. However I may be wrong. She said he couldn't be charged with anything because of his age. To be honest all we want is for them to help the boy and mostly make sure school is safe and the school does everything for the kids in school to be safe.

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