A fashion boutique in Sleaford said it wants “to act as a place of safety for any child who feels distressed or in danger” after claiming it continues to see “reports of school children being bullied or assaulted” in the town’s Market Place.
Bellissimo Boutique’s social media post said: “Sadly, we continue to see reports of school children being bullied or assaulted in the the Market Place after school in the afternoons. “At Bellissimo Boutique in the Market Place, we are more than happy to act as a place of safety for any child who feels distressed or in danger.
Sergeant Stuart Mumby-Croft, of Lincolnshire Police, said: “We did see some reports of school children fighting and causing minor disturbances in the Marketplace towards the end of the last school year prior to the summer holidays.