A worried mum is refusing to send her son to school after claiming older pupils have made comments about his race and weight. Nisha Kadiri said the school "failed him" and is a "nightmare" for son Junior Hyatt.
Junior, 11, is a pupil at specialist SEN school Clifford Holroyde, Liverpool, since he started in Year 7 in September. Mum Nisha, 32, said he has been subjected to verbal abuse and that she is unsatisfied with the school's response.
As reported by the ECHO, Nisha said she will be pulling her son from the school. The school responded to ECHO that it takes issues raised around bullying "very seriously".
Nisha, from Old Swan, told the ECHO that Junior would return from school saying older pupils were calling him certain names. She said: "That's not OK, they're taking the p*** out of him, they're not friendly jokes.
"I contacted the school and I said, he's none the wiser, he's autistic. He's none the wiser about what these kids mean."
Nisha claims that the comments happen every day. She added: "It's got to the point where he's worried that they'll come to the house."
Nisha is disappointed with how the school has handled the issue. She said: "Every single day there's something new. I've been in meetings with the school. I've been on the phone with them every single day since he started in September."
She added: "They're not doing anything to prevent anything going on in the school. I feel like it's going around in a vicious circle.
"I think the school has failed him. I've tried to say, they've got a duty of care."
Nisha said the school's complaint system has not been useful and has sent her round in circles. She said: "Even on Thursday, I was on the phone because I've tried to contact the school welfare officers.
"They don't even reply to emails. I said there's got to be a port of contact for emergencies, we don't have the numbers."
Nisha said she has been sent an online formal complaints procedure but she said she has been unable to proceed with it. She explained: "When I've contacted the school again to say they've asked me to fill in a complaints procedure, I've told them I'm trying to do it, but it's saying they can't help any further because a certain part hasn't been done.
"Then they say you need to complain to the headteacher in writing. I said, I shouldn't have to do it in writing because it says on your website that you can do it via phone call.
"I've rung up every day with a complaint." At this stage, Nisha believes she has to take Junior out of school.
She said: "I said to them on Thursday that as of Friday, he's not coming into school. The welfare officer can contact me, I don't think it's safe for him to be there."
When contacted by the ECHO, a spokesperson for the school said: “We are unable to comment on individual cases. However, we would like to reassure parents and pupils that issues raised around bullying are taken very seriously at Clifford Holroyde.
“Every incident is dealt with in line with our policy and guidance and, if appropriate, pupils also receive support from our safeguarding lead.”
