A WORCESTER mum is fuming because a boy who allegedly sexually assaulted her special needs daughter on a school trip will be back in school in September.

She says social services took almost a month to investigate after she complained that the boy committed a sex act on her daughter during a visit to a tourist attraction.

The girl, who has the mental age of a much younger child, was advised by a doctor to take the morning-after-pill.

Despite this, the mother claims the LEA has not excluded the boy, and the two children will be in the same school again in less than a fortnight.

"It took one of the teachers until 4.20pm to phone me, even though the attack happened in the morning," said the girl's mother.

"She said they'd found my daughter with her trousers down with this boy. She advised me strongly to take her to the doctor when she got home."

She claimed her daughter, who is being counselled and was too frightened to go to the toilet on her own, had to spend all day with the boy, eat her lunch with him, and then travel home on the same bus.

"The teachers let them go into a maze on their own when they should've been looking after them. They're all special needs," said the mother.

"She'd complained to the teachers before that this kid had been bullying her, but they told her to ignore it. And I've heard he's exposed himself to other pupils in bushes."

Later, the mum claimed, the school told her the pair were "just experimenting".

The doctor who examined her daughter that night said the boy had not penetrated her, but gave her the morning-after-pill as a precaution.

He offered to contact social services, and promised they would be in touch. But the call never came and the mum contacted the police, who took the girl's clothes for examination.

"My daughter was crying," she said. "She said felt dirty and had marks all over her clothes - I thought it was semen.

"Then she started bleeding. I think it was the shock.

"The police have still got her clothes."

The attack happened in early July. But, despite repeated phone calls, the mum claims social services did not make their first visit to the boy until Tuesday, July 31.

"If he can do this to my daughter on a school trip, he can do it to other children," she added.

Worcestershire's director of education, Julien Kramer, said today the county's record in "the care, safety and well-being of children and young people educated in Worcestershire" was excellent.

"The allegations being made are serious and we treat them seriously," he said.

"Although our investigations can only begin when police enquiries are completed, we'll ensure everything is done to establish the facts of this case.

"Schools are now closed, but we'll be setting in train the necessary investigation arrangements.

"We'll protect the rights of the children concerned and also those of the teachers and support staff.

"I hope the lady will find the council and its education service very prompt in resolving this situation."

No one from the police force concerned was available to comment today.

Worcester MP Mike Foster confirmed he was aware of the mum's complaint.

"She contacted me some weeks ago and I immediately got in touch with County Hall," he said.

"I asked for a copy of the report into this case and specifically asked County Hall to make contact with the family. If there are still concerns, then the family should contact me as soon as possible."