From the
Daily Telegraph:
Claire and Scott David claim Carol Hill, 60, was made a scapegoat for telling them what happened to their daughter Chloe, seven.
She is alleged to have had her hands and feet bound with skipping rope before being whipped by four boys at her school in June.
Her parents claim that Great Tey Primary School near Colchester in Essex tried to cover up what happened because one of the boys was the son of a prominent parent.
They have removed both Chloe and her brother from the school and are consulting lawyers about what action they can take.
Mrs Hill, who was told not to return to her job after a disciplinary hearing on Monday, has already launched legal action.
"The only thing I can think of is that the school wanted to cover up what had happened and they were furious that Carol blew the whistle," Chloe’s father Scott David said.
"But if it’s happened with my daughter, how many others has it happened to?
"We were part of the Parent Teacher Association. We’ve supported everything the school has done.
"We were disgusted at Mrs Hill’s dismissal. It’s affecting her health quite significantly. Her whole life was the school and making the children happy. I feel she’s been made a scapegoat."
It continues:
The entry in the school accident book about the incident reads: "Chloe has been tied up and then hit with a skipping rope – red marks on right leg and right wrist".
The notice sent to her parents reads: "She was hurt on the right leg and right wrist with a skipping rope"
From the
BBC.
The Children's Minister has ordered a review of the case of two police officers told they had broken the law by caring for each other's children.
Ofsted said the arrangement contravened the Childcare Act because it lasted for longer than two hours a day, and constituted receiving "a reward".
It said the women would have to be registered as childminders.
It continues….
Ms Shepherd, who serves with Thames Valley Police, recalled: "A lady came to the front door and she identified herself as being from Ofsted. She said a complaint had been made that I was illegally childminding.
"I was just shocked - I thought they were a bit confused about the arrangement between us.
"So I invited her in and told her situation - the arrangement between Lucy and I - and I was shocked when she told me I was breaking the law."
Ms Jarrett added: "Our children were never in any harm, they were never in any danger.
To think that they would waste their time and effort on innocent people who are trying to provide for their families by returning to the workplace... Surely their time and effort would be better placed elsewhere."
"They've been threatened with prosecution by Ofsted if they continue doing this."
