The parent, who didn’t want to be named, said the issues have arisen at Touch Primary since August when the child moved into a different class.
She described the experience suffered by her child since the beginning of the autumn term as “horrendous”.
“There are several children in her class who have additional needs and she has been hit and attacked on a weekly if not daily basis,” said the mum. “There was an issue a few weeks ago when a friend of mine’s child was dragged across the playground by a child.
“The school do their best, the issue is the council.
“Fife Council have turned to the school and told them there is nothing we can do about behaviour. Several children have been pulled out of the school and moved elsewhere, my child and myself have anxiety but there is nothing that can be done. Who is going to hold the council accountable?”
The parent said she believes the school has its “hands tied” because of a lack of support.
“There are a lot of additional support needs in the school and they don’t have the staff even to help with that and the council are not willing to give the staff help.
“A lot of parents are also not taking on board that there is a bigger issue with their child. The school can not do anything until the parent signs off on it. A lot of parents are not willing to admit their child has additional needs.
“My child is now in a class where there are quite a few children in the class who have additional support needs. They basically said to us there was a plan in place but the council has basically said no we cannot do that.
“It is not the school’s fault. It is the lack of support from the council and the Scottish Government that is the real issue. The school do everything in their power to stop these things from happening.”
Fife Council say they are working with the school to resolve issues.
Angela Logue, Head of Service, Education, said: “The safety and wellbeing of all pupils is an absolute priority. We are fully committed to working with our school communities to ensure everyone feels supported and has a positive experience in school.
“Bullying in any form is unacceptable and we have systems in place to support children and help them to feel safe in our schools. Every Fife school implements a robust anti-bullying policy to protect pupils and all incidents are reported, recorded and responded to appropriately.
“The Education Service is working closely with Touch Primary School to support the team to meet the varying needs of those children and young people with an additional need and will continue to identify further work to respond to the needs of all our schools, staff and pupils.”