A VULNERABLE Erskine schoolboy with a potentially fatal nut allergy claims he was force fed nuts by fellow pupils.

Kyle Banks' parents said the youngster, who has Aspergers Syndrome, has been bullied by a number of pupils since he started at the town's Park Mains High School.

His mum Suzanne said: "Park Mains is one of the schools for the area that has the Bridge Base for autism and children with special needs.

"My big issue is this school is one of the main schools in Renfrewshire that is set up with for dealing with children with special needs and he doesn't feel that he is in a safe environment."

Renfrewshire Council has moved to reassure the family that all allegations are treated extremely seriously and that the council does not tolerate bullying.

However, the 13-year-old boy's parents have complained about their son being bullied in the classroom and on the way home from school.

In one particular incident they said pupils had tried to feed the youngster nuts after he told them that he is allergic.

Irate dad Graeme said: "They know he is allergic to nuts and he said 'no, don't, I'm allergic to nuts' because they were trying to feed him them. That could of killed him."

Suzanne added: "They spoke to the children involved and explained that this was serious and that Park Mains is a no nuts zone because there are quite a few children who have nut allergies.

"They were told they shouldn't have nuts in the school in the first place, never mind taunting someone with them."

Kyle's parents said the bullying had stopped for a while but has now started again.

"It can happen every day walking to and from school. The corridor incidents happen all the time. He tells me about that nearly every day." said Graeme.

"We are running out of avenues here to fix it. Apart from taking Kyle out of school but we don't really want to go down that avenue either."

A council spokesperson said: "Renfrewshire Council does not tolerate bullying.

"We treat all allegations of bullying extremely seriously and our schools actively address it when it does occur.

"We always seek to work with families and pupils to stop bullying.

"In this case we are in contact with the family and we are working with them in an effort to address the issues that have been raised."