Also, my whole point earlier was that with that much blood I doubt there was an “immediate” stop by the policeman...
Married to a football and wrestling coach, I’ve seen blood like that from one arm bar to the nose. If a kid gets hit in the nose even once before intervention then there will be blood. The younger the kids, the more blood there is-maybe kids have thinner blood?
My point is that we make assumptions that may or may not be true based on limited information.
No one should be unsafe at school, but blood on the sidewalk like that doesn’t necessarily mean he suffered lacerations. It could mean a single punch to the nose before an adult intervenes. My husband happened to notice a kid with his arm pulled back ready to punch another kid. He grabbed the kid’s elbow and pulled him back and the mouthy little kid yelled,”my mom will sue!” My husband is a big guy and not easily intimidated so just responded to go right ahead. That was over 10 years ago. The new principal would most likely discipline the teacher who touched the kid before he hit another. There are rules that hamstring school employees and there nasty kids who know it and take advantage of it.