Grandson Suddenly Doesn't Want To Go To School

[malagabob]

Our grandson who is 6 doesn't want to go to school. He used to love it Now it's all changed . He wakes at night crying. Won't get dressed for school saying I don't want to go. The same walking the 1/2 mile or so from the house , he keeps saying I don't want to go.
We watch by the school gate as others go in on their own. Waiting till the last minute then have to drag him screaming/crying I don't want to go.
He was singled out for swearing in class after girl said his drawing was crap. Made to sit on his own whilst the rest were on play time. I don't know if this might have been a factor
He is good with his homework.
He won't say why he doesn't like school.
Any ideas off someone going throug this

[murraymints]

is he being bullied ?

[dannyk13]

Is he possibly being bullied?

[murraymints]

worth speaking to his class teacher so he/she can look for signs

[Tilly2]

Someone needs to speak to his teacher.

[fairycakes69]

Speak to his teacher, it's most likely that he doesn't like the teacher after what's happened.

[KatherineClaire]

There is a great chance that he is being bullied. maybe you could go to school and talk to his friend to find out what happened.

[Bathsheba]

Why wasn't girl reprimanded for saying "crap"? What swear word did he use?

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[PankySmooch]

Could be bullying , could also be the teacher, my son had the same problem in junior school, the teacher was a strict bossy old cow.

When he went into the next term and another teacher he was fine

Good luck and hope he gets over this

[mikey4444]

I am with everybody else here.....I wouldn't mind betting he is being bullied.
Have a chat with his Teacher.

[DTCwordfan]

Little Johnny returns from school and says he got an F in arithmetic.

"Why?" asks the father.

"The teacher asked 'How much is 2x3?' I said '6'"

"But that's right!"

"Then she asked me 'How much is 3x2?'"

"What's the efffing difference?" asks the father.

Little Johnny replies "That's exactly what I said!"

[albaqwerty]

have a word with headmistress/master or their assistants. Speak to other parents round the school gate beforehand just in case it is the teacher.
Hope all goes well for the wee soul

[DTCwordfan]

and I agree with the above....there's someone be it a pupil(s) or a teacher who has got to him.

[DTCwordfan]

His parents really do need to get to what's happening here.

I'm not saying that it's as serious as this story - but it shows the need to dig.

My 6 year old went to a prestigious junior school in the States, private, and funded by my co. During her year it came to Christmas and after the hols, one of the boys in her year wouldn't eat, cry and say that he hated the place.

Eventually the parents got it out of him, with pro counselling, that he had been buqqqered by one of the other boys...... Now where had that the attacker at that age learned that one? Yes, abuse from a relative perhaps?

The school refused to take action against the parental father as he was a big donor to the school.....result, all the year's teachers walked out at the end of the year (v.early May in the States) and many of us withdrew our kids in protest too, and informed the cops.

[malagabob]

Thanks for all your replies. I/we are back home now. We were only visiting over Easter hols and got an idea what his mother had to cope with.
On speaking to his mother yesterday the trouble is still ongoing.
If he is taken by the hand by a helper in the playground before the bell goes he walks in fine, the problem is he wont go beyond the gate if led by a family member.
An incident yesterday after school. He comes out fine beaming as on other days.
The girl mentioned above ran at him and pushed him flying.
My grandsons mother collered his teacher who was near the gates and laid into her " keep that girl away from my son"

[murraymints]

I would also speak to girl's parent if you can..

[Maydup]

Sounds like the little girl is the problem here. She's picking on him and your daughetr would be wise to have a formal, but calm conversation with the school about the behaviour and how its affecting your grandson.

[Old_Geezer]

It's good that the child can see parents and other adults sticking up for him, but assuming this hostility from one or more other kids is the reason for not wanting to be there, maybe a meeting with the school head regarding bullying at the school, might be in order.

[ummmm]

I wouldn't speak to the girls parents just yet. Leave it to the teachers. People can get very defensive when it comes to their kids.

[malagabob]

The problem with talking to the girls parent ( single mother ) is, my grandsons mother has had problems with her previously. The mother in question was moved out of her last home ( council house )after complaints by her neighbours, and is now living in a house backing onto my grandsons.
This mother, had the police sent round to my grandsons mothers house on a bizarre minor complaint. The polices advice was, stay clear of her she's known to them and is a trouble maker.

[murraymints]

ah right..no keep clear..let school deal with it !