RECORD OF ~CONVERSATION BETWEEN f'SY I (FATHER OF SW YEAR 7) AND MARK McCROSSIN - FRIDAY 191

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ESY ~ father of lASW rang to discuss what he termed "a very sensitive issue" and one that was causing he and his wife concern. 'The issue was the relationship between his so~d Mr r<RH lwhich, he felt, was "getting out of hand".

The following is a summary of the concerns expressed by ~ He said he was very happy to discuss this in length at a meeting with mys~if ~a senior member of staff (his contact work number isliJj•ffi'I): • Despite calls between Mr and Mrf RH ~ where requests were made

for contact to be reduced Mr RH had informed me of these·phone calls from Mr!ASYl. M ASY felt t at contact had not been greatly reduced at all. Consequ~e ma e e decision to contact the School which he was trying not to do (he wished to keep the matter between Mr IARH land himsel . He was annoye~uash games had been organised between Mr RH and

~SW I Mr ~ I did say he coul~ onll play squash with ASW ith his parents' permission. However, Mr SY was overseas an ASW herefore asked bis mother who said it was a ng t, not knowing Mr was involved. MrlASY relt that Mr jARH ~hould not have involved himself in the squash gaines considering their previous conversations.

• Mr fASYbelieves daily contact takes place about tlu·ee times a day and feels that~ould not concern, him ifMr ·IARH l· had-a dir=e·: vement with

ASW tluough class, house, sporfetc. but felt the interest · SW seemed "out ,, ~ ordinary". considering the fact that he did not have this mvo vement. t Contact occurs i ~ASW Is locker area each morning and in the playground.

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He was surprised that Mr~RH lbegan e-mailinJASW]at Easter time (after the Year 7 Camp where there was a great deal of contact) and expressed concern at the content of one of the e-mails describing him as a "special boy".

Mr\ASY \did state tha \A~W ~as much happier at School and Mr f RH \was certainly a contributing actor. Howeve~ he was concerned that there was· a growing dependency witr;W land Mr RH ~ He felt that the relationship was taking him away from nendships with his peers and felt it was putting Mr f

n an ~wkward situation, particularly if, in the future, he was to teach e also felt that the situation was~ some anxiety at home and felt elationship between himself an~as suffering.

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