When someone keeps kicking you in assembly, what can you do?

[mousiemousie]

I'm asking this for dd (Y2).

One of the boys often kicks her repeatedly in school assembly. She has come home upset and angry today because she didn't know how to deal with the siuation to stop the kicking.

What should I advise? Tell the teacher won't work in a school assembly, and she can't speak to this boy either because they are supposed to be silent. Hitting back isn't her style. She could normally cope with this situation if it didn't happen in assembly.

Child in question is always kicking and hitting other children on a daily basis, not aimed at specific individuals, all the children are potential targets.

DD was told off today for hitting him back which she said she didn't (and it would a first for her to hit anyone in school). This upset her even more. Any sage words anyone can offer her?

I would tell the teacher tomorrow morning before assembly so it can't happen again and add that I've told dd if it happens again, she should stand up immediately and go and stand next to the teacher. This FORCES her to deal with the issue.

You have to be on dd's side. It can't be that she tells you something like this and you do nothing about it. How would that make her feel? She's a too small to have to cope with everything alone surely.

Please speak to the teacher asap but also tell your DD not to retaliate directly if the boy does it again.

Although we always try to pick out which ones are causing the trouble (I am a dinner lady and the little blighters think they can get away with anything at lunchtime ) we will also tell off anyone who kicks or hits back because we don't wont to set a precedent that retaliation is the way to go.

Speak to the teacher each and every time DD tells you it has happened. Trust me, the teacher WILL act if you are at her every day.

Good luck.