Tuesday 7 July 2009

Shooting SuspendingThe Messenger...

Dinnerlady Carol Hill did what any concerned adult working with children would do when she saw a seven-year-old pupil tied up and whipped with her own skipping rope by bullies.

(Well, maybe not this one, who would have thought all her birthdays had come at once...)

And when she found out, after talking to the girl's mother, that the school had lied by omission about the reason for her injuries, she gave the mother the details.

And for that, she's been suspended:
Mrs Hill has been suspended on suspicion of gross misconduct, because the school says she should not have discussed a pupil outside of school.
Yes, even to the child's own mother.

What, you thought it was your business because it was your child? Oh, no. It's the state's child while under the 'care' of the school system, and never will they let you forget it:
Mrs Scott, also mum to 12-year-old Joshua and one-year-old Oliver, said the form sent home did not inform them their daughter had been tied up.

She was angry she had not been invited to school to discuss what had happened, even though the parents of those accused had been.
Which rings all sorts of alarm bells.
Mr David said he had informed police.
Oooh, careful! That could get your children taken away, if the police and SS decide you are a mental case as a result....
In a prepared statement, headteacher Debbie Crabb said: “We can confirm that an incident took place during lunchtime in school last week.

“The matter is being dealt with internally in accordance with our behavioural policy and all the relevant parties have been informed.

“It would not be appropriate to discuss this in any further detail.”
Hmm, I wonder if 'in accordance with our behavioural policy' means that they decided to try some trendy, unworkable policy in lieu of any actual punishment for the little thugs?
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7 comments:

  1. Rob7 July 2009 at 10:21

    The best response to bullying is to get some of your mates together and beat the crap out of them. It is a cliche, but violence really is the only language they understand.

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  2. JuliaM7 July 2009 at 13:23

    "It is a cliche, but violence really is the only language they understand."

    Essentially, just a different type of 'peer mediation', then...? ;)

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  3. moriarty7 July 2009 at 15:53

    From the news link:
    ...She was given a form to take home, which said she was hurt by other pupils,...

    So the parents were not sent a letter then, but a FORM? just how many incidents like this happen that the school has a form for this type of thing?

    But then, given the way the language is misused these days maybe I'm just being pedantic.

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  4. Slowjoe7 July 2009 at 16:21

    Will no-one rid us of this turbulent teacher?

    What's required to report Ms. Crabb to the GTC?

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  5. JuliaM7 July 2009 at 17:47

    "So the parents were not sent a letter then, but a FORM? just how many incidents like this happen that the school has a form for this type of thing?"

    It's the public sector - there's probably a tick-box, centralised form for all schools to use.

    Can't have them taking action and writing things on their own initiative, can we?

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  6. tolkein7 July 2009 at 23:19

    So this is why the state is so keen to stop home educating - after this many more parents will come round to the idea. My 22yr old daughter and her friend were at dinner on Sunday and her friend said her sister - in Peckham - was thinking of home educating now her children were old enough for school. After this, is there any wonder why?

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  7. NickM8 July 2009 at 11:10

    Julia,
    You are brilliant with these kinda stories.

    Jus' sayin' is all.

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