A five-year-old boy has been left traumatised after he was lured behind a building at his school and attacked by five classmates before being made to face them again just an hour later . Ewan Potter was kicked and punched in the playground of Living Faith Lutheran Primary School at Murrumba Downs in Brisbane 's north two weeks ago . He was left with some 'cracking bruises ' and clear psychological effects , but his father Anthony says the young boys responsible got away with just a slap on the wrist . Ewan Potter was kicked and punched in the playground of Living Faith Lutheran Primary School at Murrumba Downs in Brisbane 's north two weeks ago . Mr Potter was told by the school the group of boys - aged five and six - organised for the on-duty teacher to be distracted so they could carry out the attack on February 26 . 'Ewan told me he was tricked into playing with the boys . They lured him behind the building and when he tried to run away they chased him and caught him , ' Mr Potter told Daily Mail Australia . 'They dragged him back and started kicking and punching . 'The bruises are still there on his knees . He had a couple on his arms and chest . Luckily he did n't have any broken bones or blood gushing out . ' His parents were only notified of the incident several hours after it happened because the school tried to sort out the situation using a method known as 'restorative practice ' . 'They made Ewan go back to face all five boys so they could see what the bullying had done to him - how traumatic is that ? ' he said . 'He went to sleep that night with a stick to protect himself . I sat on the floor of his bedroom . ' Ewan was left with some 'cracking bruises ' and clear psychological effects , but his father Anthony ( right ) says the young boys responsible got away with just a slap on the wrist . Ewan , pictured here with his sister , was kicked and punched behind a school building by five young boys . Four of the boys remained in the same class with Ewan the next day , while the little boy who admitted to being 'the boss of the group ' was moved to another classroom . 'It 's gang violence . I ca n't believe six-year-olds can be pre-meditating attacks like this . One admitted to being the boss and getting four others involved , ' Mr Potter said . The parents of all five children were called in and given behavioural orders to work on at home , while age-appropriate consequences were enforced at school . Principal Jane Mueller said the school had taken swift action and were 'saddened ' by the bullying . ' I fully understand the concerns of parents of any child impacted by such an incident , and by the same token , I 'm also conscious of our responsibility to teach these very young students at the infancy of their school career what is right and wrong , ' she told the Courier Mail . Ewan 's parents were only notified of the incident several hours after it happened because the school tried to sort out the situation using a method known as 'restorative practice ' Ms Mueller said the boys involved were still being monitored in the playground and consequences were being implemented at home with the support of parents . 'No matter what these parents do at home to help them , these kids have got away with a slap on the wrist . If we keep letting them get away with violence , how is it going to stop , ' Mr Potter said . 'For my own child 's safety I have to rely on other parents to take a proactive approach . ' Mr Potter said he was hesitant to take Ewan back to school the day after he was bullied but did n't want him to fear it altogether . ' I just sat him down and told him what they did was wrong . I still sit there asking if he 's okay . He 's been really quiet and shut down . ' I do n't know how much it 's going to affect him . I still ca n't believe it happened . '
Ewan Potter was attacked by classmates at Brisbane school last month . Boy , five , was left with 'cracking bruises ' after being kicked and punched . Comment: ' Ewan made to face bullies after attack to show the effect it had on him .