Knife concern Police probe reports of incident outside school gates

Deeply concerning

- Tristan CORK [e-mail]

POLICE are investigating reports that a Year 6 pupil at Bridge Learning Campus in South Bristol threatened other pupils with a knife after school on Friday, outside the school grounds.

The incident was reported to police, and primary headteacher Vourneen Carter reassured parents in a message about the incident, but many parents said they were concerned about the incident and told the school on Monday their children would not be attending school until they were reassured they would be safe.

The incident is understood to have happened outside the school gates at the end of the school day last Friday, and involved a group of four primary school age boys who said they were threatened with a knife by another pupil.

Parents replying to Mrs Carter's message on Monday morning said they were reluctant to send their children into school this week, and questions have been asked about the school’s response to the incident in the minutes afterwards.

A spokesperson for the school said they ensured “everyone is safe and well”.

In a message on Monday to parents and carers, seen by the Post, Mrs Carter said: “We are writing to reassure you following an incident that occurred on Friday when a child in Year 6 made threats to two other pupils after school.