Second parent shares 'strangling' fears at Scots primary school
A second parent has come forward to claim her daughter fell victim of an 'attempted strangling' at a Scots primary school.
The mum, who spoke anonymously to protect her daughter's identity revealed a serious of troubling incidents which saw her daughter, allegedly strangled, choked, threatened with a knife an a abused by a fellow pupil.
She said her child had to be regularly taken out of her P4 class due to the violence she faced. And she feared for her daughter who has 'anxiety' about returning to school to start P5, Edinburgh Live reports.
'I feel physically sick at her lack of safety,' the mum said. 'She is terrified, she walks to school and comes home in tears.
'Each day I'm waiting by the phone to hear she has been hurt again. I feel like her education is being failed and they are not interested in taking on my complaint.
'The child who is doing this to her needs proper support. He should not be in a mainstream setting.
'I keep getting told this child is entitled to a state education. So is my child and she currently isn't getting that. They are failing my child.'
The latest incident of strangling apparently took place shortly after her daughter had suffered from a broken collar bone which left her in serious pain. Another incident of choking is said to have taken place at the school.
'My daughter has been strangled and choked on two occasions now,' the mum added. 'She was also attacked with Lego.
'The boy threatened her by saying he was going to the canteen to get a knife for her. The way the school handles it also makes her a target for this boy.
'Their classroom is being evacuated all the time due to the boy throwing tables and chairs. He even attacked the teacher and smashed up thousands of pounds worth of equipment.
'He also swears and uses vile language towards my daughter and others. I'm at the stage where I'm considering going to the police as the council and school are doing nothing.
'Her anxiety is through the roof about going back to school. We are speaking to a GP this week for help and advice in regards to what we can do.
'I am an NHS worker and have had to take a long period of time off work to support my child with her needs with the ongoing issues.'
Our sister title Edinburgh Live previously reported on violence at the same school. They told how a boy had targeted another girl over the course of the 2024/25 academic year.
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The mother, who we chose not to name to protect her daughter's identity, has said her nine-year-old has been observed to have PTSD symptoms and suffer from anxiety as well as incontinence as a result of the multiple alleged attacks.
On three occasions the attempt to strangle her daughter took place in school with another two taking place at the after school club which the parent has since removed her daughter from. An image shared at the time of reporting showed red marks on the young girl's neck.
She also raised concerns about the young boy being found to have snapped cutlery items which were sharpened to points in his school tray at the end of the school year.
'There have been three instances of her being strangled at school and two at the after school club by the same boy,' she claimed. 'After the first incident we were told preventative steps were put in place but it keeps happening.
'On the second occasion I got a call from the deputy head telling me another boy had pinned her down while the same boy strangled her. I was then assured they would be separated and I was confident something would be done as staff seemed understanding. That was until it happened again.'
A Midlothian council spokesman said: 'As we would always advise, families should work with the school. We do not comment on individual cases.'
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