A mum is calling for action from a primary school after a 10-year-old threatened a fellow pupil with a knife.
The incident happened on the Fairfield estate in Droylsden last week, metres from Fairfield Road Primary School, around two hours after it closed for the day.
Despite it not happening at the school itself, both boys attend the school, and a parent is concerned that the 10-year-old is back in class.
The parent, whose daughter is in Year 1 at the school, said: "I found out that a boy had a knife and threatened to stab another boy. I spoke to school and they just said it wasn't on school property.
"I would have thought for something like that he'd be immediately excluded. I know it's not happened in school but they can't just fob us off and ignore that it's happened."
The 27-year-old mum did not want to reveal her name, but added: "For me personally, with a little girl at the school, it's a safety issue.
"If they are just letting him back in after this, what sort of example is that setting? They need to take some responsibility.
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"They say they have a zero tolerance policy with bullying. Well this isn't just bullying, someone's been threatened with a knife and that's terrifying for an adult, never mind a child."
Fairfield Road Primary School headteacher Alec Stephenson confirmed the incident took place around 5.30pm on Tuesday, March 26.
He said: “We understand there was an incident in the local area, outside of school hours in the early evening, that police have investigated and are taking no further action on. In partnership with the police the school fully investigated the incident.
“Safety of our pupils is our highest priority at all time and we always take steps as appropriate to ensure the school is a safe and secure place for everyone.”
Only last week we revealed how official figures show that knife crime has hit its highest level in nearly a decade.
Greater Manchester Police is one of seven forces to be granted use of enhanced stop and search powers in a move designed to tackle the crisis.
The Home Office announcement over so-called 'Section 60' checks came after GMP bosses revealed the force was battling 10 knife crimes a day.
The move will allow officers to stop and search anyone within a designated area if serious violence is anticipated.
