The mum of a primary school boy is furious after she claims he was threatened with being "shanked".
Police were contacted after a knife was allegedly pulled on a child in a primary school classroom.
Audley Primary School in Birmingham said that the lad would not be suspended, leaving the mum of the alleged victim furious.
West Midlands Police said in a statement that the weapon was neither brandished or used as a threat.
But the alleged victim's mum strongly disputes this and said: "My son was threatened with it - he made that clear to the head and deputy head."
Birmingham Live reports that she has also contacted her MP and the school governors.
The West Midlands Force has also emphasised that the boy who had the knife will be given “necessary support”.
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The 34-year-old mum says that the school has tried to sweep the incident under the rug, and has taken both of her sons out of the school.
She said: “My children are not safe. My son has been left scared, he feels threatened. It’s the language that’s shocking - where does a primary school pupil get a word like ‘shanked’ from?
“This will stick with him for a long time.”
'Shank' is a slang term that means to stab or cut someone.
The mum, from Kitts Green, says she was furious to see the lad accused of having the weapon, which she described as a flick knife, back at school on Wednesday.
She has told the Sunday Mercury staff members have informed her they’ve investigated and found “there was no intent”.
“It was a knife,” she said, “my son described how the handle was as big as a hand.
“He was in class, had a key chain and the other boy wanted it. He grabbed a flick-knife and said, ‘I’m going to shank you’. That happened over a toy.
“Another pupil saw it, ran and told the teacher.
“There was no support for my son, it all seems to be about the other boy. The school has completely failed to protect him.”
With his mum by his side, the alleged victim described the knife as a “pop-up”. He said a button was pushed and the blade exposed.
A spokesperson for West Midlands Police said: “We were made aware of a pupil taking a small knife into school in his pocket on Monday.
“No children or staff were threatened with the knife and no-one was hurt.
“Alongside partners, we will make sure the appropriate referrals are made and that the child and his family receive all necessary support.”
A spokesperson for Audley Primary School said: “The incident on Monday has been taken seriously by the school, police have been notified, and they have acted quickly.
“Safeguarding our pupils is our main priority, we will continue to ensure all pupils are safe in school and work with external agencies to support families in our school community.”
