pls help re school playground accident

cookie54

my son is in year 6 .. we got a phone call to say that he had chipped his tooth. we asked the office lady said " oh it was boys being boys and pushing at the basketball nets " . When i was waiting in the playground to pick him up
a freind who was a dinner lady indoor said that child X HAS PUSHED my child over .... BUT the head said that it was on purpose and that all the children were to blame ( BUT CHID x has a long standing name as a school bully nasty child ) . How ever on cctv camera it is all a bit of a blur( BUT CHILD x DID PUSH MINE ) but what became clear was that the boys about 15 of them had been playing a very physical game of basket ball in the middle of the school playground for a good 10minutes with no staff member stopping them and THE SCHOOL RULES CLEARLY STATE THAT BASKETBALL IS A NON CONTACT SPORT IN THE SCHOOL RULES . and the head wants to do nothing .. claiming it was the 1st accident regarding the basketballnets and want even put a protective tube up the post ..

what would you do ... MANAGED TO GET A DENTIST APPOINTMENT SO AL LEAST IT ALL SORTED




THANKS IN ADVANCE

hilstep2000

I'm a teacher, and this sort of thing does happen. I should write a letter to the Chairman of the Governors, saying what happenned, and that you are not happy with the Head's response to your complaint. Tell them that it wasn't too serious this time, but it COULD have been. Hopefully you'll get a better explanation and some action.
Hope this helps.

aimee21j

I agree with the above comment. You have a right to say if you're not happy. What is being done about the boy who pushed your son over? Surely dinner staff should have been supervising and should have stopped the game if it is against school rules?
Then again, it is a play ground and kids do fall over...the scars i have on my knees from playing tag haha.
Hope your son gets his tooth fixed soon.

ceebeeby

Ummm ... it's a school play-ground. They're boys ... they're playing a game that is a bit rough and tumble - your son came off worse this time and has an honour trophy in terms of chipped tooth to show off. Leave them alone to play - why do you need to complain at all, do we really want the kids to grow up in such a sterile environment. Surely the teachers have got better things to do than to stop a group of children playing a game they enjoy - personally I'd be more concerned about the requirement for CCTV in a school playground for 6 year olds and the fact that this has now been reviewed to find who 'assaulted' your son!! Bizarre!!

Gingham_Ribbon

I think you should leave it. Unless a bully actually made an effort to hurt your son, there isn't a problem in my opinion. Children should be able to have a good run around and enjoy physical games at breaks.

The alternative is heart disease and stroke at a young age. Let them exercise and don't allow this school to go the way of others and stifle play/exercise for fear of being taken to court.

hobo28

Completely agree. Children need to learn that if they fall over to pick themselves up, even if it was someone else who pushed them. If he's not being bullied then leave it.

My youngest comes home virtually every other day with bumps and scratches. Twice now she looks like she's had a fight with the tarmac and came off worst. But she's happy so I leave it.

funky-footprints

I have to agree with 2 above posters, Id leave it too. As mum to an almost 6 year old who plays in a playground with 10 & 11 year olds, i am used to picking him up from school and being told of various accidents. The school have always dealt with things during school hours and an apology has always been given and if punishment to be received it has been given, so i see no need for me to bring it up any further. It seems they have dealt with things appropriately ,and maybe your friend the dinner lady was just being over loyal towards you. I have a friend in my sons school, and she very often tells me her version of events in favour of how I would like to hear, and it is often different to the class teachers or heads.

Cannnot believe you have cctv on your playground ..where on earth is the school ? ?

sheryldoc

THE WORLD HAS GONE CRAZY!

That is all..

domestic_goddess

I hate to say this but 'boys will be boys'. I frequently pick my little one up from school to be told of her latest injury. Even if your son was pushed on purpose it was done during a game of basketball not a bullying incident, When my little ones are playing in the garden with their cousins they will often push each other out of the way so that they can get the ball, thats just the way they play at that age.

I think that if the head was to punish the other boy for pushing during a boisterous game where to be honest they were probably all a bit over excited it would be seen as a bit excessive. Also to regulate a game at playtime would prbably make the kids lose interest and I would rather that they were being active.

If this is the first incident regarding the basketball posts then I agree that it is probably not worth doing anything about them at this stage.

I would just leave it now and let things lie, I hope your son gets sorted soon
x

Jet

Yes, bullying is one thing. Some boys playing basketball and getting a bit rough is another thing.

I think we need to let boys be boys.

andyrules

Hi

If it's any help with the tooth bit, my son did exactly the same at same age - must be something about Y6! He broke a large piece of his front tooth off, but now 6 years later the teeth look almost even. Don't really understand how, dentist did say the other one would wear down to match and it has. Couple of years later he broke his finger in basketball, but managed to get through the rugby syllabus safely!!

I had no intention of taking action, it was an accident, he was running, what more can you say? Like others here, I prefer my child to be outside enjoying himself and playing sport.

tbh, do we want our schools to become so afraid of blame that they make children walk around the playground and never play? I know I don't.

Your son, at 10/11, would probably be mortified if his mum made a fuss anyway.