A TEENAGE boy found hanged had been missing school lessons for months before his death, an inquest heard.
Alan Krzymowski, 13, had missed classes at Djanogly City Academy regularly between September 2009 and his death in January 2010.
But his family weren't told about his absence record.
He was found hanged at his home in Denman Street, Radford, by his father Zbigniew on the evening of Wednesday, January 20, 2010.
Stephanie Haskey, assistant deputy coroner for Notts, said it seemed that Mr Krzymowski had not been contacted by the school's attendance officers about his son's absence.
She added: "What we are beginning to see is perhaps a very great division at the time of whose job is what.
"Sadly Alan seems to have gone through one of these gaps."
The court heard the problem had arisen because the attendance officer could not manage all the data. Another person was recruited to help in October 2009.
Vice-principal Christine Wroe, giving evidence at Nottingham Coroner's Court, said she had overhauled a variety of processes relating to vulnerable children since taking up the position in September that year.
She said: "Systems weren't the kind that I'd been used to. I realised that they needed to be changed and weren't supporting in the way I would like them to.
"It is very apparent that it should be picked up, but it wasn't. It should have been followed up with home visits and, prior to that, phone calls and letters."
Mrs Wroe has now implemented different systems at the school.
She said: "There has been a number of changes, particularly around attendance. It is a much more centralised system – there's an attendance officer at each site, well trained."
The court heard Alan was assaulted by another pupil on April 1, 2009. He was punched in the face and lost a tooth. His lip was split and his face bruised and swollen. Mr Krzymowski said: "He was assaulted by another student and I found out everything about it when the school called my brother. We went to school the following day to talk about the incident."
During the summer holiday of 2009, Alan and his father went home to Poland and Alan started dating a girl.
A month later, he returned to the UK.
Mr Krzymowski said: "He found this period very difficult and at the time he made some cuts in his left arm. They weren't deep and did not need medical attention. I tried to comfort him."
Mr Krzymowski, who said he works long hours, saw his son the night before his death.
He said: "He seemed to be his usual self. He appeared normal. I don't like to judge myself but I thought we had a normal, good relationship."
Detective Sergeant Andrew Buxton said it was clear that Alan hadn't been leaving his room to go to school.
The hearing continues.
