Woman withdraws 6-yr-old daughter from school because alleged sexual assault by another pupil

A mother has removed her six-year-old daughter from a primary school after she was allegedly sexually assaulted by a boy of the same age.

The girl was allegedly abused by the young pupil both in the playground and at the classroom of the school in Blackburn, Lancashire.
But the girl’s mother has criticised school bosses for an apparent lack of action, and says that they made her daughter ‘feel like she was in the wrong.’
Although police have confirmed that they received a report of the issue, they are effectively powerless – as the age of criminal responsibility in England is 10 years old.
Instead, Blackburn with Darwen Council are now working to support those involved with the allegations.

But the girl’s mum said there needed to be a change in law, as children were become increasingly ‘sexualised at a younger age’.
‘I informed the school and social services straight away, and rang the police’, she said.
‘I had to keep her off school because the school said it was appropriate for the boy to remain in classes.

‘They said they needed to speak to the boy’s parents and find out his side of the story.
‘My daughter didn’t really understand how bad it was. It has left her feeling very vulnerable. The way the school has acted makes her feel like she was in the wrong’.

A spokesman for Lancashire Police has confirmed that they received a report of sexual assault from the girl’s mother.