A dad said his son has said he "doesn’t want to be alive anymore" after years of being "bullied" at school.
Michael Burton, 43, says his 14-year-old son, Bradley, who attends Archbishop Sentamu Academy in Hull, is being "constantly" picked on by a group of around 10 children.
Allegations include messaging the year 9 pupil online calling him a "rat, a tramp, a paedo."
Bullies have also ripped his son's tie and face mask off, the dad told Hull Live.
Mr Burton says he has "had enough" after years of his son being "bullied" to the point where his son has said he "doesn’t want to be alive anymore".
The father says he feels "fobbed off" by the school after reporting the issues to his teachers.
"Since he first started at the school, about ten of them have been bullying him," he said.
"Every time we go into the school, they fob us off with a load of c*** saying my son started it. My son is not going to go start on ten kids, is he?
"He’s not the hardest of kids. He’s quite a quiet kid."
Mr Burton says the bullying issue did not stop in lockdown either.
On one occasion, he says his son was chased by about 14 "bullies".
"Even during lockdown, they have picked on him online - messaging him online calling him a rat, a tramp, a paedo," he said.
"He went back to school yesterday for the first time since last year and they started straight away. There was a group of 10 who surrounded him yesterday.
"They ripped his tie. They ripped his face mask off.
"He is 14 and I have to pick him up from school because they bully him on the way home. I’ve had enough."
My Burton, who says he has lost count of how many times he has reported the issues to the school, says he has spoken to the school after what happened on Monday.
"To rip someone’s facemask off is disgusting," he said. "I’ve already rang the school this morning and told them he’s not going back until I have spoken to a teacher.
"He’s not gone back until we get it sorted because I’ve had enough.
"I don’t see why I should send my son to be bullied. He is supposed to be there to learn not be bullied."
In terms of the abuse his son has allegedly faced over the past few years, he said: "They’ve chased him home, thrown stuff at him, thrown him in the mud, broken his bag, ripped his shirts, ripped his jumper, his blazers, they’ve broken his phone, they boot him, punch him all the time.
"They call him a paedo, a nonce. They call him all sorts - a tramp, rat. Online [they have been] saying they are going to bray [beat] him."
Mr Burton says his son, who he admits sometimes has retaliated to the bullying, is so upset by it he "cries his eyes out" at home.
"When he comes home, he’s sat upstairs crying his eyes out saying he doesn’t want to be alive anymore," he said. "Now that is not fair."
The dad also says his son was "kicked out" of school for a week during his first year after one particular incident in which he "hit" one of the "bullies" in self-defence.
"It [The bullying] is every day," the dad said. "He’s had enough of it, he actually doesn’t want to go back to school."
A spokesperson for Archbishop Sentamu Academy said: "All reported issues and allegations of bullying are dealt with as a matter of priority, according to the policies of the school and the Sentamu Academy Learning Trust.
"We do not tolerate bullying of any kind within our organisation.
“Where a student or parental complaint is made, we thoroughly investigate the facts and if an incident is proven to have taken place, we would deal with the matter in accordance with our Behaviour Policy and Complaints Policy.
"We also go to great lengths to keep positive and productive lines of communication open with all parties.”
The Mirror has contacted Archbishop Sentamu Academy for further comment.
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