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My son fell and hit his head at school but we weren't told, how do i approach this?

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  • thegirlintheattic
    thegirlintheattic Posts: 2,761 Forumite
    How old is the child?
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  • sassyblue
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    This happened to my cousins 6 year old earlier this year, he was sick about 6pm, and said his head still hurt after he fell! He had a night in hospital and she complained to the school. They admitted she should have been told and she was assured procedures wouldn't fail again and apologised to.


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  • jellyhead
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    sassyblue wrote: »
    This happened to my cousins 6 year old earlier this year, he was sick about 6pm, and said his head still hurt after he fell! He had a night in hospital and she complained to the school. They admitted she should have been told and she was assured procedures wouldn't fail again and apologised to.

    Glad he was okay, but yes, she should have been told. Hopefully procedures will be looked at in OP's school.
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  • jellyhead
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    thegirlintheattic wrote: »
    How old is the child?

    Would that make a difference? As far as I know the primary would follow the same procedure for all of the children, even those who have turned 11.
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  • barbiedoll
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    At my son's primary school, he would have a "head bump" letter put in his bag or his coat pocket if he had no bag, I have also received a phone call when he fell off the climbing frame and got a nasty bump. Because he told them that his head "hurt", they asked me to come and collect him and they strongly suggested that I take him to the GP to get checked over.

    You should have been informed, vomiting and excessive sleepiness is a sign of concussion which can be serious. As others have suggested, if you can't face speaking on the phone or in person, write to the school suggesting that they review their procedures on head injuries sustained during school time.
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  • thegirlintheattic
    thegirlintheattic Posts: 2,761 Forumite
    jellyhead wrote: »
    Would that make a difference? As far as I know the primary would follow the same procedure for all of the children, even those who have turned 11.

    I must have missed the bit that said primary.
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  • jellyhead
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    thegirlintheattic wrote: »
    I must have missed the bit that said primary.

    You're right - I was assuming because OP said her Dad had picked her son up. I suppose it's possible that a high school child might have been picked up after school.
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  • geoffky
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    28 posts and no mention of compensation... very rare...
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  • jellyhead
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    geoffky wrote: »
    28 posts and no mention of compensation... very rare...

    Rare, really? I think the OP is questioning the policy and trying to make all children at the school a bit safer.
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  • meritaten
    meritaten Posts: 24,158 Forumite
    30 posts and no-one has picked up on the fact that OPs son said he was 'swung round and he asked 4 times for the person to stop and he ended up hitting his head'.
    not an accident then! an accident would be OPs son falling over - he was 'swung round and despite him pleading for it to stop it only did when he hit his head - leaving visible marks and a visit to A&E! so obviously 'someone' swung him around............why?
    this is what I would be asking about! and is possibly why OP wasnt informed about it!
    If I were you OP I would be investigating further.
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