Our school is like every other, mostly lovely staff, mostly lovely families.
There is one child who has significant behavioural needs, my understanding is that he has a statement, but, it's certainly both none of my business, nor relevant what his diagnosis is.
The boy (X) is 9. Last year I had a problem because he was groping my 10 year old's crotch, kissing girls against their will and humping them in queues. The school didn't deal with it particularly well at first - but, they did (after I patiently explained that if they couldn't protect my daughter against sexual assault on their premises that it would become a police matter) sort it out.
X was given more TA time, was only allowed out for supervised playtimes and, that seemed to work - there were fewer aggressive episodes and he's now out playing freely again.
Last month X was making "blow job signs" (you know what I mean, pushing his tongue in and out of his cheek with his hand at his face) at my son, both in class and in the playground. X usually pulls my son's hair and kicks him in lines, but, this is new. To be fair, X consistently lashes out, it's not that my kids are being targeted.
Last week, X pulled down my friend's son's trousers, in the line, in front of everyone, laughed at the boy's willy and touched it, like, he was tickling it. From what my son reported, seemed the purpose was to humiliate the other child.
This wee boy is 9 years old, and, clearly, knows an awful lot more about sex than my 9 year old does.
School are quick to minimise his behaviour, possibly because he has so many behavioural issues (lots of aggression and stealing) and, I expect they are plagued with parents complaining that "he did this, he said that, why aren't you...?"
Would you say these types of sexual behaviour are age appropriate?
I guess I'm looking for reassurance that if there is a child protection issue, that, school will have spotted it long before I thought "oh, now, that's a bit peculiar for a 9 year old".
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teachers - what is normal sexual behaviour in a child?
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siiiiiiiiigh · 09/10/2014 11:45
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