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How to approach school about problem child?

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Modelmumnation · 11/10/2023 18:58

My DD is in Y5 at a new primary school. There is another child in her class who is causing lots of issues, mostly shoving children down at playtime, sometimes causing injuries. My DD has only been knocked down once, but she is very unhappy about her new friends being upset and hurt on a daily basis. She cried and cried about it after school today. How should I approach the school? We had a similar issue at our old school, but the teachers were immediately involved and the parents brought in, so things improved a bit. DD says not much is happening to this child in terms of punishment but obviously I don’t really know. Any advice would be appreciated!

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Poppsidoppsi · 11/10/2023 19:01

Hi Op, I’ve had similar issues with my DS at school. I would write everything down and email the headteacher (so you have a written record) and then speak with the head to come up with a solution (such as monitoring the situation / asking the head to speak with the other parents to see about their concerns). The situation with my DS was awful (he was physically strangled by another pupil and punched in the head so the police were involved). I made sure all communications with the school and episodes of bullying were recorded. Good luck

Modelmumnation · 11/10/2023 21:29

Thank you for your advice. I’m sorry your DS had such a terrible time! I’ll email the head and see what they say.

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