Concerned about how school are dealing with a very physical child

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My DS started school in September, so he's in reception, age 5. He made friends with a boy, let's call him Bob. In the first term my DS got hurt a couple of times by Bob. And my son occasionally tells me other things the boy has done to him, or said to him that aren't that nice.

So today, I get a note home saying that DS 'bumped his head on something' (won't say what as it's a little identifying). So I asked my DS what happened. Apparently Bob threw the thing they were playing with together at his head, this was in the classroom, in front of the teacher, who wrote the note. Should the teacher have clearly explained what happened in the note? I feel that it was possibly intentional to mislead me about what happened. Or am I over reacting? Should I speak with the teacher tomorrow?

The nature of an injury between being hit with a projectile capable of being thrown by a 5 year old, and bumping head on a fixed object are quite different, and relevant if you need to see a doctor so they know they type of injury.

I absolutely agree that any information about the thrower is unhelpful, and doesn't need to be told (especially as 5 year olds can rarely throw accurately enough to hit what they're aiming for with force enough to cause an injury at all) but the actual type of injury should have been given - that's the odd thing!

Child doesn't need to be named in note home to parents. However an accurate description of what happened is important, for 'Bob's' sake and the other children.

I am glad your husband was able to talk to the teacher and sort things out. Hopefully next time they will write more info on the form.

A parent has a right to know if their child was hit in school.

I am surprised a school has said to a parent that they don't know how to deal with Bob. Not professional at all. I would expect more fireworks! Sadly.

Pretty unprofessional to elaborate on the other child's situation
Maybe she didn't want to write down in black and white your son was hit by another but they shouldn't make it out to be accidental if it wasn't so she was wrong in doing that
Causes confusion on all sides so isn't helpful
I would say be careful of thinking it's one sided, there was an issue earlier in our year between 2 boys ( yr 1 so 5/6 year olds ) and both boys equally as involved but one mother completely thinking hers was the victim
After teacher observed and went out in the playground herself it was actually the other way around!!