Oh you should so insist that school do something about this. That’s just outrageous. Badger them until they take action.

It’s been a while since this question was posted, I hope your son is okay.

Just cruel. I can’t believe the department won’t do anything. I’d write to the Minister, and threaten to go to the media. Maybe seek legal advice.

I am so sorry to hear that you are not getting support. Your poor son.. that is horrible for his to have to deal with (both the death of a parent and being teased).. I would see a counselor for support and coping strategies if it is not possible for you to move schools

Wow that is absolutely horrid and needs to be taken further. The oard of education as such!

It is a form of bullying & by law the school has to address it, changing school might help but it won’t teach yr son how to deal with bullies. My eldest son was bullied badly in preschool & school, we changed schools after 18 months of it hoping it would fix it but it didn’t. A nasty divorce didn’t help his confidence either. I worked on building up his self confidence, martial arts defence classes helped enormously not only teaching how to defend but also how to deal with those who bully to make themselves feel better. I also encouraged him to defend himself physically but got the reply “But I will get in trouble if I hit back” I told him that he has the right to defend himself & if that meant hitting back then I would deal with the school afterwards. It took ages for him to become confident enough to stand up to the bullies & he actually punched one of them in nose, no complaints were made about it & the bullies left him alone afterwards. He went on the become an advocate for others around him who were victims & showed them they can stand up to them. My younger son was also being bullied & the school was struggling to work with the kid doing it, in the end my son kicked him so hard that the kid never bullied anyone again. His teachers actually thanked my son for stepping in to protect his peers against this kid as they were ready to expel him. Private school as well so a lot more help & interaction from the teachers & headmaster. Same thing happened to me all through school & I never hit back until year 9 when someone pushed my buttons once too many times & I lashed out. Never got bullied again because I was no longer easy prey. If children become an easy target then work on changing that status so they have the confidence needed to deal with those who hate themselves enough to take it out on others around them, there is no excuse for it & the school should be doing something about it. Last resort is take it to the local newspaper that the school is not addressing a bullying issue which is psychologically hurting yr son. They can do an article without mentioning yr son’s name, trust me public pressure helps if nothing else does.

This is so horrible. It’s disgusting that the school won’t do anything about it. I would speak to the education department.

there are some good comments here

let the teacher know….. kids are horrible some times . . …

Hope some of the advice below has helped

I can’t believe how some kids are!!!!

I am shocked that they are teasing him about this – what is wrong with kids these days? Don’t their parents try to teach empathy? Os there a school counselor that can help? Have you spoken to the principal about the problem?

this is awful,what is wrong with kids these days.i think the most important thing here is your sons well being,making sure he is coping with this nonsense.Is there a counselor at school or somewhere you can speak with to get extra support.

How extremely heartbreaking I have no advice but just hope you find a solution

Its a really sad world, I hope you find an answer to this

I lost my mother when I was young an when I hit high school I used to get teased about it… Caused multiple after school detentions an suspensions as I wouldn’t tolerate it. You need to show an teach your son how to deal with it in whatever way is best for him. I’m not saying tell him to do what I did an not to let it get to him on a seriously emotional level either. Maybe contact the children’s mothers?

I’m sad for your son. And I’m surprised the school won’t help. Your best option might be to help your son learn resiliance so he can be strong and cope himself. Your GP might be able to recommend a counsellor and this might be very imporatnat for your son to learn to cope,

That really is sad on so many levels. And I am shocked that the school won’t do anything about it – I think an official letter to the principal might be a good way to go to try to illustrate the seriousness of the problem and written documents are also good when making official complaints! Maybe try to seek out the parents of some of the kids and have a quiet word to them about the situation. I don’t think any parent would condone such behaviour so this might be the best approach.

That is really sad, I would talk to his teacher again and ask for some help! If he or she is no help go to the principal again and demand that he has some extra help dealing with this be it a counsellor or ask if they have a big brother program where an older student keeps an eye on him in the school yard etc. It isn’t acceptable and I would also if possible get him involved in some form of group activity so he has a group of people he feel comfortable with and supported. Chess, Karate, Swimming etc Goodluck and give him lots of love. Explain that people just don’t know how to be nice and try not to react (hard I imagine)

I was bullied at school as a child and found my own way of dealing with it , but I can’t recommend it to anyone else. The school has to listen to you or send messages to Education Dept. & Local Member. iam A retired Viet Nam Veteran who recently had problems with Personal in Veterans Affairs so after nearly a year just went over their heads to Minister & shadow Minister , problem sorted post haste.