@skodhe. I have read some post[s] below suggesting you call the school to find out what happened.If i were you,that would be the last thing to do.Begin by talking to your son,not as a dad,but as a friend.Get involved in his little world,don't inhibit him as you carry out your 'undercover investigation'.Let him feel free but appreciated at the same time. If the boy opens up soon enough,well and good.But chances are that won't happen[from the blank gaze].To get involved in his world,go through his album together with him,pay closer attention to the way he will introduce the characters on those photos.Also look for his body language on the photos.Talk about every major outdoor event they've had the last semester/term,get details but do it all in fun.Listen to his tone when talking about anyone he knows at the school.Be it student or teacher.Look out for eagerness or uneasiness in his voice or body language.If by now he hasn't opened up,you don't want to arouse any suspicion.Make sure the periods you spend with him are quality and prove to be reliable,as a friend[not as a dad].Earn his trust and confidence.Whatever is chewing on your son could be too embarrassing for him to tell.It could be anything,but being molested and bullied,top the list.With a keen eye on all that you see on print and on his face and faces/bodies of those close to him and a wide ear,you will figure out something.Based on that,you can make him talk,by being there for him and making him feel,it would be safer for him to tell you,than keeping it in. Children go through a lot,the last thing they wanna hear is,their tormentor getting confronted for their deeds or even knowing they told on them.The fear is massive. On learning what he was thinking,do you know what you ought to do? When i see my purple,you see it not.

@ skodhe Unless inevitable please get that child out of boarding school till high school,am sure there are a few good schools in your location,unless you want a chile that will be detached to you emotionally. I happened to have been taken to boarding school early in my life after starting school here in Nai then transferred to a school in shags,the teachers and other kids hated me for knowing good and much english,i was hit on till i started having emotional stress and even began bed wetting,look for signs that will tell you there is a problem,todate i dont feel close to my parents and thus dont share much with them. 'Do all the good you can,by all the means you can,in all the ways you can, in all the places you can,to all the people you can,as long as ever you can'. John Wesley English Preacher (1703-1791)

...did you say something nasty to his mother in his presence? If you did,man run run for your life. he is gonna kill you...