Kid keeps stealing sons lunch

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Has anyone ever had this before? My son told me today that a kid keeps stealing his food at lunch time, literally demands he hands it over or just out right takes it off him. He told me he had been saving him half because he felt bad but today the boy called him a greedy pig because he wouldn’t hand it straight over. I’m going to speak to the school on Monday but they are quite useless so not holding my breath much will be done he has just started year 7 so this is all new to me and never happened in primary!

This happened to my dd at school in year 7. I spoke to the school and it did stop for a few months before it started again.
I spoke to the school again and they caught the girl in the act a few days later and she was suspended for a few days.
Then dd left in year 8.

That’s awful. Is he older or also in Year 7. You need to stop this now otherwise it’ll just continue. It already seem to be a habit.

Tell your son he shouldn’t feel bad.

Does he have friends he can be with at lunchtime? Is there another canteen he can go to or go at a slightly different time? It might not be possible but could suggest it.

Phone the school on Monday and speak to them. Ask to talk to Head of Year 7.

Does your son know his name? Have a description? If not, tell the school to check their CCTV.

The school need to sort this out asap. It’s bullying. There could be other issues too if the boy is genuinely hungry and not entitled to or doesn’t claim free school meals, and there’s not enough money on his account to cover lunch. Either way school need to know about it.

Hope it gets sorted.

Thank you, yes he knows the boy, he is not friends with him and he said he doesn’t speak to him at all unless demanding his food. Unfortunately his friend is friends with my sons friend so they sit at the same table for that reason, he said he also eats his friends lunch but isnt rude to them as they are friends. He was eating a left over chicken bone the friend had already finished so obviously this is concerning.

I'd speak to the safeguarding lead as it sounds like this boy is starving and it might be the only opportunity he has to access food. No normal child who is not starving would eat a chicken bone after someone else had finished with it. On the meanwhile I'd be sending in extra food just until safeguard lead has investigated it.

My son has school dinners so I am not able to send in any food

Definitely speak with the school. I'd ask to speak with the head of year or possible the safeguarding lead.

wow it gets worse he just told me today that the boy punched him! But he was embarrassed to say, I’m going down there first thing Monday morning