Head Master has hung her deputy out to dry.
Had a meeting with the deputy last Monday with my lad uniformed up ready to start school and long story short, they wanted the arm breaker to be allowed in his English and PE class despite a potential court case. Their reasoning was sanctions had been made towards him for the issue and to move him would be adding additional sanctions. I told them that wasn't acceptable because of the potential court case and we got in the car and left (very simplified)
A few hrs later "Head of Operations"(wtf) phoned me up out of the blue and said "Ms Scarlet pimpernel (headmistress) would like a meeting with you"
The meeting happened
"My deputy was fully aware that none of the lads involved should be in in sprout jnrs class. " (doesn't do her any favours when i asked if she needed time to rearrange his timetable and she said yes)
ADVICE PLEASE
An action point agreed in the first contact i had with school was for me to involve the police. i had informed them i would be taking this approach and it was actively encouraged.
In my meeting with the Head she disclosed she had made the bullies aware that the police were involved...despite telling me that GMP were yet to get in touch.
Now i have had Data protection thrown at me constantly through this to the point where they couldn't confirm the names of the children involved
First if you've notified the police, phone the station that are dealing with it, give them your ref no (i.e. crime/incident no) and ask if the officer(s) dealing with it can phone you back when convenient with an update as to what's happening with the case.
It's usually the desk sergeant who decides whether to pursue it (and pass it on to the CPS) based on the liklihood of getting a conviction. I'd hate to say this, but he could take a view that the sanctions taken by the school (i.e. suspension & special measures given out) are deemed adequate, and kick it back to the school to deal with.
Second, what result/outcome do you and your lad want, or would be happy with?
Would you be happy with these lads just being segregated away from your lad during school time (i.e. not in same lessons). If so, i would consider this reasonable so push for it and not take no for an answer. Escalate it to school governers, ofsted, your MP and make a general nuisance of yourself till you get it. If needed express a concern about possible witness intimidation or the like.
If you're looking for an expulsion for one of the lads or something similiar, then expect a battle and a load of mither. In my view, if this incident was the first
documented time any of those lads have found to be bullying then i doubt it will happen.
Take a view that the school will do what's best for them whilst also taking the path of least resistance. Therefore don't let anything slide and keep mithering them (and anybody else) if you're not happy. It still might not get you your desired outcome, but it is likely to get your lad more protection in the long run due to them not wanting to experience any repeat agro from yourself (and increased scrutiny by outside agencies) if there's further incidents.
