Bullying taken a frightening twist

dori2o

busiscoming2 wrote: »

Dreadful situation. I wouldn't send her back to that school anytime soon.

I can't believe it is ok to have a blade of any sort and that the police are powerless. What is this world coming to?

TBH I'm pretty certain it isn't and it's a case of them not wanting to do the leg/paper work involved.

I'm going to the local station in the morning after the school meeting to make an official complaint.

jackieblack

Even if the school excludes the boy, what's to stop him retaliating outside of school?

I think the Police's reaction is abysmal.

dori2o

lostinrates wrote: »

OP are in in the UK?

Yes, Greater Manchester.

busiscoming2

I had a google and found this:

http://www.thesite.org/homelawandmoney/law/weaponscrime/weaponsandthelaw

It would seem a flick knife is illegal in the UK but a penknife with less than a 3" blade is acceptable if not used to cause or threaten injury. Surely even on school premises the police can do something.

bitemebankers

Prothet_of_Doom wrote: »

I would not have engaged him on face book, I would have contacted the police at the first point that she was threatened. Zero Tolerance all the way.

This, exactly. I wouldn't hesitate to take a child of mine out of the school at this point. I'd also be looking for a good solicitor to fire a warning shot at the school, as well as escalating the complaint with the plod. Also, give social services a call too - it's not unlikely that they're already familiar with the bully and its family.

jackieblack

busiscoming2 wrote: »

I had a google and found this:

http://www.thesite.org/homelawandmoney/law/weaponscrime/weaponsandthelaw

It would seem a flick knife is illegal in the UK but a penknife with less than a 3" blade is acceptable if not used to cause or threaten injury. Surely even on school premises the police can do something.

Which is clearly not the case in this instance.
I would be visiting local Police Station and asking to speak to someone more senior than the officers who came to your home.

lostinrates

dori2o wrote: »

Yes, Greater Manchester.

This horrifies me.

Carrying knives is very clearly legislated against down to blade length and knife type.

I think I agree, I'd be getting your daughter to write down the incident as it happened now (memory changes and this is important) and then take further action in the morning from the school and the police station.

Pechow

Have you saved the messages on Facebook?

balletshoes

dori2o wrote: »

The police have just been and gone.

They cannot (will not) do anything.

According to them because the incident happened in school it is for the school to resolve, and the kid is allowed to have a knife as long as it is less than 3" in length.

I cannot believe they were so crass about the situation.

Going to complain to the police (not that it will make a difference), and write to MP because as far as I was aware, carrying any sort of blade, especially at 14/15 is not allowed.

We ahve decided that if the school cannot guarantee her protection in the meeting tomorrow we are pulling her out of school.

I would be thinking along the same lines as you OP - thats not acceptable, in any way, shape or form. My child would not be setting foot back in that school if the knife-owner was still there and still capable of carrying out his threat.

dori2o

Pechow wrote: »

Have you saved the messages on Facebook?

yes we have.