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My dn is being bullied at his failing (specail measures) academy school. He is being targeted at break time, but what is really making me angry is he is being hit in his lessons and the teachers are ignoring it. He is definatly being filmed on phones outside of class but he thinks even the episodes in class may be being filmed.

Dad is nrp and doesn't know what to do - what can we do they are absolutly failing in their duty of care to him, its just not acceptable to let YP behave like that! He is in year 10.

I don't want to mumbash at all, so I was wondering more if there is something a nrp parent can do to force the school to engage with him - and if there is something he can have to hand to force them to at least do something about what is hapening in class. They are going to fobb him off as much as possible as it makes thier lives easier.

There is no chance on this earth mum and dad will work together - and little chance mum will get involved I'm afraid

It's a difficult situation but I'd have thought that that unless the school has been told by your DN's mother not to talk to the father then they would do. I'm not too sure about the in's and out's of having Parental responsibility but if he has that even if the Ex has said don't talk to him the school would I'd have thought. I'd suggest ringing the school tomorrow and arranging an appointment to discuss what is going on in and out of class.

Will do thanks.

Nope, if a father has PR, then he is JUST as entitled to talk to the school about his DC. And the school cannot go against a court order just because the mother has told them not to talk to the father. I have been through the whole PR thing twice in court with 2 different Ex's, and have had the ins and outs FULLY explained by two different solicitors. I would advise the father to get stuck into the school, they are failing in their duty of care to your DN. And on a separate note, if your DN's mother is refusing to get involved in making sure her son is safe at school, it might be worth the father getting some advice from a solicitor about current levels of access etc. BTW, I'm NOT a bloke, just know what my ex's can and can't do, and it'd probably curl your hair if you knew the ins and outs of what a nrp father with PR CAN actually do...

Thank you