Wolverhampton mum in school CCTV plea after attack on autistic son

Beth Morrison, founder of Positive and Active Behaviour Support Scotland, supports more than 4,000 families across the UK – the majority have come to her because their child has come home from school with unexplained injuries.

She said CCTV would protect children with complex needs who were not able to tell their parents if something had happened to them.

“We are not calling for CCTV in all schools, only settings where there are vulnerable children,” she said.

“So many of our children can’t speak, they can’t tell us what happened. They’re not credible witnesses. If something has happened, there’s nothing, there’s no cameras, there’s no footage, no evidence.

“We cannot get justice without CCTV.”

The Association of School and College Leaders said that privacy and cost were among the issues schools had to consider and serious incidents like this were rare.

Charlotte said Tobie’s whole world had changed, and he struggled to trust anyone, but despite what happened, she said he was still “very resilient”.

“I’m so proud of him, he’s back in the same school, with his trusted adults – who I know and trust too. He’s doing so well, despite what that man did to him.”

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