my child is being bullyied and the head teaher is not doing anything about it what should i do ?

Answer 1

bully the head teacher to show him/her how it feels.

Answer 2

Ignore most of these answers, they could get you in serious trouble. What makes you think you child is being bullied? What makes the Head think they are not? No Head ignores bullying if they have proof it is happening- it has too big an impact on the school, pupils, parents etc. and could end up with their professional expertise being questioned. So what makes you think nothing is being done? You will not be told about all the actions the school have taken, it can breach confidentiality if, for example, they have referred the bully on to the police/social services etc. Most reported cases of bullying are actually kids falling out with each other and parents hearing only part of the story. The majority of teachers care a great deal about their pupil's welfare, they wouldn't do the job otherwise, don't assume the worse!
It sounds like you need to have an open, no blame conversation with the Head. They can't do anything if they don't know about it, so you may be giving them information they need in order to act, often people assume the Head knows what is going on. Conversely they may be able to put your mind at rest. If you go to the Governors or the LEA they will back the school, it is their job, and the first thing they will say is go to the Head. If you feel too emotional to have a face to face, write a letter and copy it to the Chair of Governors, they have to reply to you.
You can involve the police, but they will also refer to the Head for information. Don't threaten or bully the Head and DO NOT approach the child or their parents yourself otherwise you will find yourself in trouble with the police. An organisation called KidScape, or Childline can give you help or advice.

Answer 3

Go and see the parents. Don't wait for the school to do something, it could be too late. Often the child bullies without the parents knowing, so if you can inform them, the child might feel silly and not do it anymore. There's a chance though, that the parents could be rough neck, and might not care, or worse still might try and fight you...but hopefully, it's unlikely, and you'll get your problem sorted.

You don't state how old your child is, but if it was my son, and he was too young to deal with it himself, I'd be going upto the child at the school gates...don't take sh!t from kids who's parents have done a bad job, when you've clearly raised a good kid, who doesn't like bullying others.

Answer 4

I do sympathise with you, my son has been bullied in the last 2 terms at school, so on Friday i kept him off and sent the head teacher a really to the point email stating that he will not attend school until something is done. by Monday morning the head contacted me and has now sorted it out. Ask the head to view the bullying policies then read though it, if you feel they are not sticking to the rules then you can contact a school governor, report it to them and then they will sort it out, make sure you let the head know what you are doing and that will put the frighteners up him,

There is nothing worse in the world then to know that your child is being bullied, it broke my heart,

I did not bring my child onto this planet to be hit by any one let alone a horrible thug at school.

if we don't protect our children, no one else will, so make sure you stick to a good plan and let the head know you mean business...... xxx

Good luck and i hope you sort things out for your child,

Answer 5

Have you asked for a meeting with the headteacher? If you have everything written down and documented then you have a strong case, take in the school's bullying policy and highlight any areas where you feel the school is letting you and your child down. Also, you are well within your rights to sit in and observe your child in class or at playtimes so that you can see what exactly is happening. If this fails I would suggest you ask for a meeting with the chair of governors and if all else fails contact the Local Education Authority. Good luck

Answer 6

This is a typical response from your Head Teacher.

He/She would prefer to lie to themselves and the world in general that nothing is wrong with their school. The management tech-niques he/she has in place would be brought into question. An dshow them up for there uselessness.

When I attended primary school [1960 - 67] the only bullies whom I encountered were certain members of staff. In those days they could slap, thump, push and belt us with impunity.

Did you see the recent court case in Aberdeen [Scotland] where the female Head teacher was convicted for physically assaulting pupils.

Bully as a child bully as an adult.

Answer 7

You can go to the Principal and have alittle talk about the teacher ignoring the problem or give your child some ideas about it . Don't ignore it , because in Texas things like this were not taken care of in school or home and we had children in middle school who took there own life , simply because it was ignored and the children couldn't handle the problem, so they took matters into there own hands tragically so.What may seem nothing to others could be bad in the end.

Answer 8

Well you could contact the local education authorities but having tried that myself it won't get you anywhere as they just cover each others asses. You could try the board of governors but in my experience they are as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike. You could go round to see the bullying child's parents and see if they are prepared to stop their children being bully's. Again I tried this with no luck so in the end I went back to the house with a baseball bat and after that the bullying stopped. I'm not suggesting you resort to violence but sometimes that is all these kind of people understand. One thing to remember whichever course of action you take **A BULLY IS ALWAYS A COWARD** & if you confront them they will just cower away. Good luck on whichever course of action you take.

Answer 9

Oh dear ,I am sorry
Go to the school nurse/health dept and report the affects it's having on your child.
Keep a diary ,or write one in retrospect recording as much as you can
Talk it through with your Dr(they are good at this sort of thing and will know if there's a special school health service to refer you to.)
When you are calm and in control have a meeting with the headmaster and put across the facts and information you have gathered.
Head Teachers will always stop bullying.
Don't assume your child is completely blameless,they may have been taunting or something , you just don't know unless you're there with them all day at school.
M

Answer 10

Speak to his class teacher and the head teacher again, do not let this go. Your child is your responsibly and you must keep on at the school until something is done. If all else fails see your local Councillor and contact the education authority !!!

Answer 11

You should either talk to the guidance counselor or the principle. Maybe they can move your child to a different class or even talk to the other child's parents and get it straighted out. Your child should not have to go to school scared or upset. Stand up for your child and demand something be done about this!