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Should school have told me?

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wandymum · 17/09/2013 16:46

My DS is 5 and in Year 1.

He's just come home from school with a big bite mark on his arm - skin not broken but teeth marks visible and a large bruise. It apparently happened in class this morning and caused him to cry for quite a while. The other boy was told off by the teacher.

Now I know boys do this sort of thing and am happy that the teacher has dealt with it properly.

What worries me is that the school didn't mention it at all. Is this the sort of thing you'd expect them to tell you?

We had a slight problem last week too when DS came out of school in tears. He wouldn't tell me why and so I asked his teacher the next day if anything had happened and she just said, "yes I noticed he was crying as he came out but there didn't seem to be a reason".

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AnneUulmelmahay · 17/09/2013 16:51

Hmmm yes I think an incident form at the very least

Poor boy

mothersanonymous · 17/09/2013 17:07

Yes, imo they absolutely should have told you. They should have policy documents that you can ask to look at if you want to, but at the very least I would want more information on what happened and how they will prevent it from happening again. They won't tell you which child bit him, although I've always found that my DC and the others in the class are always more than willing to pass on that information .

AnneUulmelmahay · 17/09/2013 17:12

Oh - I always photographed injuries sustained at sch, bites/scratches/rope burn omg. Etc.

Periwinkle007 · 17/09/2013 20:06

I would have expected an incident form or note to be honest. I don't think that is unreasonable.

123caughtaflea · 17/09/2013 20:10

When my son was bitten at school they rang me, yes. And I would always tell a parent about a bite.

pozzled · 17/09/2013 20:20

Yes, I would expect them to inform you. I would ask them tomorrow if they have documented the fact that it happened at school.

Sindarella · 17/09/2013 20:27

At my ds school, the teacher pulls you to one side at collecting time to explain what happened, we also get a note home & it goes in the accident book.

Periwinkle007 · 17/09/2013 20:49

I would probably put a note in the bag tomorrow saying you were shocked to notice the bite mark at home and did the school need you to sign an incident form or any paperwork given that this had taken place at school.

LindyHemming · 17/09/2013 20:52

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Oblomov · 17/09/2013 20:55

School should have said and asked you to sign the form.

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