06-10-2004, 10:02 PM
THank you Dudette, Sue and Jangar.
What annoys me so much is that this is a really good school attended by some really awful people!
There was an incident with this same bully and another which ended up in my son in hospital (this was when he was going into year one - now in year two) as he had had a punch to the stomach.
The hospital HAD to notify the school boards etc and it was 'kind of' dealt with at the time. The one child is part of those travelling families and they had left the area so basically it was all pinned on him. And after two other parents complained about the other child, a stern word was spoken to his parents. The trouble is, it's a close knit community - so parents are scared of standing up too much for fear of retribution (i.e a smashed door etc).
And to be honest, I'm not scared, I live far away from that estate not to be bothered but it's making me feel that I'm failing my son by telling him to not punch/kick back as nothing is being done.
Have got an interview with the principal tomorrow - went to the doctor today and we told him all about it and he now has to make a note etc. So I've gone through the right channels and if nothing satisfactory is done, then I shall have to think about finding another school.
What annoys me so much is that this is a really good school attended by some really awful people!
There was an incident with this same bully and another which ended up in my son in hospital (this was when he was going into year one - now in year two) as he had had a punch to the stomach.
The hospital HAD to notify the school boards etc and it was 'kind of' dealt with at the time. The one child is part of those travelling families and they had left the area so basically it was all pinned on him. And after two other parents complained about the other child, a stern word was spoken to his parents. The trouble is, it's a close knit community - so parents are scared of standing up too much for fear of retribution (i.e a smashed door etc).
And to be honest, I'm not scared, I live far away from that estate not to be bothered but it's making me feel that I'm failing my son by telling him to not punch/kick back as nothing is being done.
Have got an interview with the principal tomorrow - went to the doctor today and we told him all about it and he now has to make a note etc. So I've gone through the right channels and if nothing satisfactory is done, then I shall have to think about finding another school.
In love there are two things - bodies and words.