ABH on a minor

[mortiia]

My grandson has been burnt with a hot blow torch and had his feet kicked off of a chair, both of which were occasioned by teachers. Does this constitue ABH?

[jackthehat]

Taking this at face value.........I think you'll need to provide more detail about the circumstances.

[pusskin]

is this a wind up? you cant be serious

[Barmaid]

could you provide some more information?

How did this happen?
What were the injuries?

[mortiia]

NO this is not a wind up, you think iv'e got nothing better to do?
During a science lesson, using blow torches on copper pipes, the teacher walked round the classroom with a hot blow pipe and, although no one is saying it was done on purpose, he managed to burn my grandsons arm with the blow torch.
The second incident, was while m grandson had his feet on an empty chair, and yes we know he should not have had them there, a teacher came and kicked his feet off.
I am asking this question, not because any legal or police involvment is being considered, but because we want to complain to the head and i want to be certain of what is being said.

[China Doll]

Blow torch thing sounds iike an accident, how did it actually happen? What has your grandson said.

I had a teacher kick a chair out from under my legs once as I had my feet on it, scared the life out of me when she did it but I never put my feet on a chair in geography again. If the teacher actually kicked the grandson then that's worth his parents talking to the teacher about and if they feel the need, escalating to head teacher.

[jackthehat]

1. Accident...........unfortunate but they happen.
2. I imagine the chair was kicked rather than the feet....hopefully a lesson learned by your grandson.

[pink-kittens]

Regardless of whether the blow torch was an accident, I would still complain about it. The teacher should not walk around with a blow torch in his hand

Did the teacher Actually kick his legs?

[sandyRoe]

Have his parents made a claim re the burn? There should be a few bob there.

[mortiia]

No he kicked his feet, hte blow torch incident was reported and my son asked for an appology from the teacher to my grandson, which never happened. The only reason i am asking this question is because someone has said that it would be abh, i know that a solicitor was willing to take up the blow torch incident, but my son decided not to go with legal action

[mortiia]

and the burn has left a scar

[jackthehat]

Smashing lessons your Grandson is learning. :o(

Where there's blame, there's a claim...

[mountainboo]

There are two sides of the story to consider here. It may be that your Grandson is manipulating the truth, or he maybe be accurate. If you feel strongly about this you should take the matter up with the head.

[marval]

The very least that should happen, is that the teacher should be stopped from walking around with a lit blow torch in his hand.

[pink-kittens]

it's left a scar? How long ago did this happen?

Never listen to 'someone' who 'thinks' it is

[mortiia]

earlier this year, my son decided not to take legal action, he did not want to make things bad at school fo my grandson, although he was told by a solicitor that they would win the case

[jackthehat]

I've yet to meet a solicitor who didn't believe he could win his case....as long as the client has sufficient funds to pay....

Give it a few years and your grandson will be bragging about how he got his scar defending a girl from a gang of marauding pirates.

[pink-kittens]

lol jack

OP, if your sons solicitor says he'll win then leave it at that. Asking on an internet site isn't going to help you win, wont change the verdict and wont stop accidents happening. Was the 'someone' your grandson's solicitor then?

[brenda]

Just out of interest re --the blow torch .What was the nature of the experiments being done at the time in that science lesson?

[hammerman]

No wonder this country's going down the khazi