The 16-year-old student who was attacked by bullies at James Cook High School last week is reportedly too afraid to return to school.
The student was taken to Middlemore Hospital last Monday with serious head and facial injuries following a vicious attack by bullies.
The student, who has chosen to remain anonymous, returned to the south Auckland school the day after the assault, but then decided not to go back until he learns the fate of his attackers, his mother Mantel Dickson says.
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Ms Dickson told Stuff not enough action has been taken to get justice for her son.
She said she hasn't heard anything back from the school and has had "no contact from police".
Ms Dickson added there has been "no apologies from the boys involved" and she doesn't know whether the attackers will be allowed to return to the school.
Three 15-year-olds have been under investigation for the alleged attack. Suspension was said to have been likely as the school's Board of Trustees decides on the future of the bullies.
One of the bullies was reportedly suspended from the school and appeared before the Board of Trustees on Thursday to decide if he should be able to return.
But Ms Dickson claims she's been kept out of the loop.
"I'd be mad if those kids were allowed back because my son doesn't feel safe with them there," she told Stuff.
James Cook High School Principal Grant McMillan told Newshub last week the student who was bullied was "foot-tripped and then punched once and fell to the ground."
"It was a sealed area and he hit his head - our duty staff were there moments later, and student prefects were there as well."
He said the students "will be held responsible within our school's disciplinary system".
"The students who have broken our expectations... we have a very simple response. Serious bullying involves police because we are trying to grow fine young citizens here," he said.
"What I think, is this is probably some falling out stuff over the weekend - we still have to do our work on that, but there doesn't appear to be a pattern in this."
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