So what did you do at school today Sophie?
I just picked Sophie up from school (I had to come home early from work because the childminder phoned the school to say she was sick and I'd have to come and take Juliette) and she walked out of the classroom biting her lip (her "I'm trying not to cry" face). I gave her a cuddle and asked what was wrong and she dissolved into tears - Stanislas (him again) had grabbed her by the shoulder, pinched her and thrown her down on the ground when she was sitting on the bench in the playground. Twice this week (yesterday and last Friday) she came home with bloody/muddy knees because he pushed her over in the mud.
So I went to see the teacher AGAIN (depsite her telling me last week that everyone just has to put up with him) and as nothing else has worked, this time she said "You hurt Sophie so now she can hurt you back" and told Sophie to slap him. She didn't slap him very hard so she got to have another go !!! And the little git still turned around and said "Didn't even hurt". I think Sophie was as upset about hitting him as she was about getting pushed over, to be honest. (I spend my whole life telling her not to hit back and to go and tell the teacher.)
Stanislas's mum was chatting to a couple of other mums in the playground so I went over and said, very politely, "I know it's not your fault and there's no miracle solution but just to let you know, Stanislas has been pushing Sophie around again today, that's the third time this week she's come home with her knees bleeding because he's pushed her over in the playground". So SHE got all shirty with ME and said "The teacher's there, I know what he's done but it's not my job to keep an eye on him in the playground, go and see her if you've got a problem, every night I get mums and dads ... no, never dads, because, funnily enough, my husband dropped Stan off this lunchtime and nobody went to see HIM, they always come and see ME ... there's nothing I can do, go and see the teacher !" What are you supposed to say to that ?!!!
Not sure what you're SUPPOSED to say but what I said in the end is that if he starts again, give him a kick in the willy and he might think twice next time !!!!
PS Sophie's now playing with bubbles on the patio singing a very off-key version of "It's a small world after all" so don't worry, she's not mentally scarred for life !!!