Texas
My son had a knife pulled on him at school. He is 11 years old. He filled out an incident report for the school. The school did not notify us of the incident. When my son told us that night, we call the police and filled out a report and received a case number. The next school day We took my son to school and spoke with the asst principle. He assured me that my son would have no contact with the boy that pulled the knife on him and apologized for not letting us know about the incident. 2 hours later my son calls me and tells me the kid cornered him in the restroom and threatened him again, this time without a weapon. The school refuses to expel the boy for the safety of the other students. What rights do I have, and should I proceed with charging the boy with criminal charge, and do I have grounds to sue the school for negligence? I am not the type of person to sue anyone, I just want to know if I have that option or if it would it even be worth it. I would not want money, just to have the school change its procedures.
My son had a knife pulled on him at school. He is 11 years old. He filled out an incident report for the school. The school did not notify us of the incident. When my son told us that night, we call the police and filled out a report and received a case number. The next school day We took my son to school and spoke with the asst principle. He assured me that my son would have no contact with the boy that pulled the knife on him and apologized for not letting us know about the incident. 2 hours later my son calls me and tells me the kid cornered him in the restroom and threatened him again, this time without a weapon. The school refuses to expel the boy for the safety of the other students. What rights do I have, and should I proceed with charging the boy with criminal charge, and do I have grounds to sue the school for negligence? I am not the type of person to sue anyone, I just want to know if I have that option or if it would it even be worth it. I would not want money, just to have the school change its procedures.