A WORRIED mum today claimed her severely disabled son is being so badly bullied by able-bodied classmates she is threatening to take him out of a Sheffield school.
Five-year-old Kai Nesbit suffers from cerebral palsy which affects his mobility and speech.
But every day the vulnerable little boy, from Fishponds Road, Woodthorpe, is suffering at the hands of bullies at Stradbroke Primary School, says his mum Jaclyn.
She claims Kai has been:
n regularly pushed to the ground during play time
n beaten up by five other pupils who left him bloody and bruised
n pushed into a urinal
n forced to eat dirt by other kids at the school.
Jaclyn believes her son is not being properly supervised during playtime.
She has complained to the headteacher but says her concerns have been brushed aside.
"The head teacher has told us Kai has been involved in boisterous play - but this is not play it's bullying," said Jaclyn.
"The head said Kai is susceptible to knocks but says he is not being bullied. We feel he is.
"When he comes home with blood on his face and so upset that he refuses to go to school the next day there is definitely something wrong.
"The headteacher's opinion is that five year-olds don't know how to bully - but Kai is being bullied.
"If it is not sorted then we will have no choice but to take him out of school.
"We don't want to take him out for the sake of Kai's education. But we may have to if things aren't sorted out.
"Every day we take him to school it's like we are leaving him in the lion's den."
Stradbroke deputy head Ian Rice confirmed headteacher Barbara Clarke was fully aware of the alleged bullying and that she was monitoring the situation very closely.
He added: "The school considers very seriously all allegations of bullying. Every incident is dealt with very thoroughly."
A spokesperson for the education authority added: "We have every confidence in the leadership team at Stradbroke Primary School and believe that they have behaved reasonably and responsibly in this situation. Bullying policies are set in school by the governors and are closely followed to make sure that all children are safe in school.
"If families have concerns about their child's experience of school, they should always contact the school, and may also wish to speak to their representatives on the governing body."



From here:
http://www.rotherhamtoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=85&ArticleID=1060131

Are your kids involved? :confused:

It's very sad what happens in some schools these days. I went to a very inspirational talk last night about matters such as inclusion. Schools are not always qualified enough to deal with the issue of inclusion and it ends up being detremental to the student in some cases (such as this one).

I have posted a link to a short film here about Ruskin Mill Educational Trust who are bringing their work to Sheffield. It will be a very positive step for special needs education in Sheffield and the surrounding areas. They also have places for available for students. If anyone would like more info then feel free to PM me your details.

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=45120

Oh my God I used to go to that Primary school!!!!
I'll tell you now, the headteacher was useless and probably still is. She never did much to help when I was bullied and when my Neighbour's daughter was too frightened to go to school they didn't help either. It's a shame that nothing has changed nearly 8 years since I left.

Also, why is this on Rotherham today? This is a Sheffield School, in Richmond!

5y/o dont know how to bully!!

What a load of garbage! :rant: They do know how to bully but at that age aren't aware that they are bullying (My opinion anyway)

Although is it only me who wonders how all this can go off with 5y/o who really should be watched every second of the day in this day and age??

The school should at least listen to the mothers concerns and increase the monitoring of Kai with other children rather than dismissing her claims.

If it is found to be true, it's the childrens parenst who need to get involved as they are the ones who can make the child listen (I think!)

Most schools have a "bullying policy" but do nothing about it.
The heads always say "We have a bullying policy in this school so we don't have a problem"
The problem is that the policy only works if all staff work together and STAMP it out as soon as it is brought to there notice. Bullying has always been a problem and unless the policies are worked upon there always will be a problem. The teaching staff have to be aware that if just one child does not like what is happening to them, by other children, that this is bullying.
All children need to be listened to and at five need constant watching to make sure this is not happening to them.

Sorry for the rant but my youngest was bullied and we had to take her out of school for six months until we could find another school for her. Luckily we found a very good school and she enjoyed every minuet of her time there.

bullying is happening at mostly every school and the teachers do f**k all about it my son recently attended birley primary where he was getting bullied by sum y6 lads and my son was in y3 he came home covered in bruises on a regular occasion and had his brand new coat ripped within 2 days of wearing it i went to see the head teacher to be told if kaleb picked them out it would put a end to it but did it hell it made it 10 times worst 4 the poor kid it breaks every mothers heart 2 c her son going through such hell at a early age you personally want to kill the little bast**ds to protect your child every morning my son had headaches and other illnesses just so he didnt have to go to school but i had 2 send him otherwise i would have get into trouble he even want for couselling as the headaches was stress related and he was too young to go on anti depressants yes at 7 years old my son was diagnosed as having depression in the end for his own sanity i took him out of birley and placed him in another school and boy have i seen a different boy hes is now a happy go lucky boy who is now laughing and has a smile on his face and cant wait to go to school get kai out of that school just for his sanity as we r only children once and we can never rewind back time

IMO Heads tend to bury their heads in the sand and pretend bullying doesn't happen in their schools when clearly it does.. And the case that was in last night's Star is particularly bad IMO..

But it's a sad fact of life that just cos the little lad was a little different, ie disabled.. He gets mercilessly bullied by his more able peers.. I can identify with that cos I went through almost the exact same thing in my school days.. Especially from the dumbass chavs of Gleadless Valley (sorry DaBouncer and other ex Valley-ers but it's the truth, GVSC was full of dumbasses)

It's a sad fact that bullying goes on at the vast majority of schools and tends to affect most people, to a greater or lesser degree, during their school life. I was bullied for a short while......the Head and Deputy Head did nothing .........It turned out both were in the pay of the bully's parents......they gave her private tuition in the evenings ...........I would so love to meet those 2 teachers again ...........

Regularly bullied at school -Punished for being small and was the regular recognised benchmark as to who could beat simmy tc.

Because the bullies were in the majority they had the support of the school -

Persecution of the bullied to a point where they move on or are moved on or commit suicide is the easier option for the authorities as they do nothing and wait for nature to take its course via parental intervention or non attendance.

Wouldnt it be nice one day to read a story such as this and be amazed instead of shrugging the shoulders and merely acknowledging the latest publicised incidence.

Unfortunately they are not stopped from assaulting 5 year olds nor 75 year olds as their carreers progress to identify the vulnerable wherever they occur.

The statisticians and delegators and referals of a cliche society - "i would help but ......" I know where ur coming from but ......
If it were up to me ...... My Hands are tied ....

It seems no one in official capacity does anything anymore ther than refer to others who are invariably in meetings or will return your call or provide more guff as to why in real terms seasonally adjusted the underlying trend indicates that nothing will alter -

Tony Martin got a result first ime he declined to go through the official channels - perhaps he identified that there are none in
reality. The filers file, the speakers speak, the delegater delagate the referers refer and the entire authority ranks presumably mass debate because no visible change occurs - ever

This is not Right, you would think there was other ways to Stop the little boy from Being BullYED i FEEL sorry for he,s mum to She must be going through Hell.

It depresses me that the only cure I ever found for bullying was a right hook.

As the smallest kid in the class, as an English person in Scotland, as the new girl in class (thanks to dad's job moves) I was regularly bullied. It would go on for flippin months until I broke the rules :rant:

Where's PT. I'm sure she will have something sensible to say :thumbsup: