[BERNADETTE]

Just before the summer holidays my daughter and I went to the school about my grandson being bullied. We saw the head teacher, his form teacher and the teaching assistant for his class. Before we could voice our concerns the three of them proceeded to tell us what a bad child he was. It really was quite horrible and though we both know he is no angel we couldn't for the life of us imagine he was the monstrous child they were describing. It seems that some of the kids were being nasty about his burns and when he retaliated they were running reporting him to the teacher(hence he was always the bad one). I even asked them if they knew that older boys had been holding him for boys his own age to punch(funny they knew nothing about this).

Now we have a new term and a different teacher and last week he was named "pupil of the week". I know it is early in the new term but can't help feeling that this teacher is going to be a big help in getting rid of all the negativity that seems to have surrounded him last year.

Is it just me or have any of you found that if a teacher has taken a dislike to your child their year in that class is a really bad one? Obviously we are talking jnior school with my grandson but have no doubt it happens at high school as well.