Angry parents take son, 9, out of primary school over sex assault claims which they say were 'swept under the carpet'
20.09.2023 - 19:11
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The parents of a boy of nine removed their child from a primary school over the way staff handled allegations he was subjected to inappropriate behaviour including sexual assaults by another pupil during lessons.
They say their 'quite shy' child was subjected to a series of upsetting incidents at the hands of another boy at a primary school in Greater Manchester since September, 2022, including being groped and touched by the other boy.
Correspondence seen by the M.E.N. shows the couple alerted teachers to a number of incidents but it is alleged staff failed to act and incidents continued.
The school has apologised to the parents for failing to alert them about one incident but the rest of their complaint has been rejected. The furious parents have now withdrawn their child from the school.
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The couple alerted teachers to a number of incidents in September last year including allegations their child, then aged eight, was sexually touched over his clothes by the other boy in a cloakroom. They say they reported a similar incidents said to have happened in the classroom.
The school moved the boys to different tables in the classroom and promised to remain extra vigilant, but when the boy reported further incidents the parents kept their upset son away from school for a week and made a formal complaint to the school.
The boy returned to school but in May this year their son reported the other boy saying he wanted to have sex and 'grinding' his body against him during a football match at lunchtime. The chair of governors later apologised to the parents for the failure of teachers to
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