Child constantly bullied! Ive had ENOUGH!

My son has ADHD and is currently being poked, prodded and tested for his fine motor problems (he is 9 and cant write properly) also he has been seeing a psychologist who sais that while he is highly intelligent he is not connecting that with his hands. It was all too much to take in at the time but is being sorted out.

Since we first moved back to TAS he has been bullied at school. It first started a couple of years ago when a teacher told him he would be held back because he wasnt ready for year 1 (yes she told him before us), and he lost a lot of confidence because of this. Then the bullying started! It is getting more severe and we moved him schools thinking this would combat it but it has only gotten worse and this year it has become physical!

He came home today crying because a boy took his glasses off him on the bus and punched him in the face. The teacher on the bus seperated them but they get off at the same stop and then beat him up there too! I am at my wits ends I think I am either going to have to home school him or just exclude him from school all together!

Im so frustrated and my heart keeps breaking everytime he comes home crying and bruised. Sorry I just need to vent it out.

aww GBH for you and your DS thats terrible, and my biggest fear sad
Im in Tas too, are you up north or down south??? Get onto the school while your frustrated and angry and give them a piece of your mind!!

That's awful, he and you have both been let down by the school system by the sounds of it.
I have noticed there is alot of teachers and schools that just aren't up to scratch!
Are there other schools to choose from? Maybe an independent school is the way to go? The Montesori school here in Kingsley WA sounds like it would be good for you and they are everywhere.
Other than that maybe home schooling is the way to go?
There's no way they should have told him he needed to be held back a year without talking to you first, you have the right to be very angry about that.
Possibly just a change in school might be a good starting point.
I hate hearing that adults have not shown enough caring to kids who are so impressionable and sensitive.
A friend of mine changed her daughter to a different school mid year and it was the best thing for everyone, same reasons, getting bullied etc....she is doing so well now but mum has further to drive sad

aww GBH for you and your DS thats terrible, and my biggest fear sad
Im in Tas too, are you up north or down south??? Get onto the school while your frustrated and angry and give them a piece of your mind!!

Were up north in Launceston. What about you? Its just heartbreaking. I have a meeting with them tomorrow afternoon. Im not leaving without a resolution.

Oh i am so sorry, that sounds awful! I was bullied a lot in primary school as well. The girl who was doing it was the daughter of a teacher at the school and her friends so they got away with it. I belive it stopped when my mum threatened the girls with physical harm. Prob not the best way to go about it but it worked! Hopefully it will stop soon for your DS.

Thanks for your replies, I have decided that I am going to the school tomorrow and if they cant give me a good result then I am going to pull him out and home school him. Either way he will not be going back to school until I know that he is safe.