I am spitting, hopping, fuming, upset, furious.... and want to just oooooooooooooooooooooooooooh!
My poor little boy.
I want to bring him home from school.
James didn't want to go to school today.
He didn't want to play on the field.
He says its not worth it.
Why? Because the horrible kid in his class "got him" on Friday, after pushing him into another boy who was then in turn injured and turned on James as he thought he'd done it. They both spent the afternoon threating James, saying he was their "target" and the bullying one drawing his finger across his throat.
I spoke to his class teacher this morning who had not been aware of it all kicking off again and would keep an eye on things today.
Got home and sat brooding about it all morning, until I finally rang the Head teacher this morning and made her aware of it. That conversation has made me so mad.
She told me how she'd watched her 25 year old son telling a team-mate at a match on Saturday to walk away from a potential fight. She was so proud of him. My commernt was that he was 25 and obviously knew better at that age. My son is only 7. She told me how proud she was that this boy had integrated well into james's class and the "symptoms" he displayed were all part of his "special need" in the autistic range. The aggressive faces, violence etc were all "symptoms". The incidences that occur are not always logged or brought to her attention so she has no idea really what goes on with this boy on a day to day basis.
I asked her what I was supposed to tell James, she said to say that I was proud of him for walking away. So thats fine is it, that he walks away at school, but at home it makes him angry and unhappy and not wanting to go to school.
Now I'm no longer angry, just very upset. Apart from the bit of me that wants to go and knock that kids head off.
Edit... I forgot to add that half way through the phone call she interrupted to say "oh look look... there's a fox running across the school field ...did you see that (to someone out of the room)" ...
I;m sorry I had to download somewhere and you lot are great listeners!
My poor little boy.
I want to bring him home from school.
James didn't want to go to school today.
He didn't want to play on the field.
He says its not worth it.
Why? Because the horrible kid in his class "got him" on Friday, after pushing him into another boy who was then in turn injured and turned on James as he thought he'd done it. They both spent the afternoon threating James, saying he was their "target" and the bullying one drawing his finger across his throat.
I spoke to his class teacher this morning who had not been aware of it all kicking off again and would keep an eye on things today.
Got home and sat brooding about it all morning, until I finally rang the Head teacher this morning and made her aware of it. That conversation has made me so mad.
She told me how she'd watched her 25 year old son telling a team-mate at a match on Saturday to walk away from a potential fight. She was so proud of him. My commernt was that he was 25 and obviously knew better at that age. My son is only 7. She told me how proud she was that this boy had integrated well into james's class and the "symptoms" he displayed were all part of his "special need" in the autistic range. The aggressive faces, violence etc were all "symptoms". The incidences that occur are not always logged or brought to her attention so she has no idea really what goes on with this boy on a day to day basis.
I asked her what I was supposed to tell James, she said to say that I was proud of him for walking away. So thats fine is it, that he walks away at school, but at home it makes him angry and unhappy and not wanting to go to school.
Now I'm no longer angry, just very upset. Apart from the bit of me that wants to go and knock that kids head off.
Edit... I forgot to add that half way through the phone call she interrupted to say "oh look look... there's a fox running across the school field ...did you see that (to someone out of the room)" ...
I;m sorry I had to download somewhere and you lot are great listeners!
..... This must be soooooooooooooooooooo frustrating for you.
CWM 
. Right back in 1980 I was always called by my first name and hope I had a positive personal
relationship with all children, whilst as you say being very professional. I believe it is a schools duty to create an environment where all children feel
emotionally safe and secure.
