Our son was bullied and the school did next to nothing to assist our son or us. They didn’t have a Bullying Policy in place. We finally made the decision to remove our son from the school. He is happy now which was our main concern. The school (a small private school in a a country town) did not respond to our letters and being non-government we had nowhere to take our grievances. So pleased this family are moving on in a positive way.

I really think there need to be stronger and earlier interventions with bullies.

So pleased to hear Eva is doing better and I hope and pray it continues that way!

Yep, I think parents need to be brought into the mix more. Particularly the parents of the bully

I agree that parents need to be really involved when it comes to protecting their children from bullying. I found that schools take bureaucratic measures but no real help.

Glad to hear that Eva is doing better!

Not enough is being done. I’m sick of hearing schools telling kids to say “stop it. I don’t like it” a bully knows they don’t like it, that’s why they do it!

A horrible situation to be in,children need to learn bullying is not acceptable in any forms.

there is very rarely any support for the bullied child, we were lucky that my kid’s school took action straight away unlike their primary school

I faced a similar situation when my daughter was at school. A rumour was started that she was a lesbian, she had her lunchbox raided and food stolen daily, she had her school books thrown out of classroom windows. On a bus trip one day, another girl tried to set my daughters hair alight. Punishments? Severe talking tos. Didn’t stop it, the bullies would laugh it off and continue

Unbelievable !!
Bullying is so wrong and it’s our responsibility together with the school and the community to teach our kids it’s unacceptable.

I was bullied and it makes me so angry that the bullies are still just getting away with it. I was really lucky that I went to school before social media. But kis who do these things and act this way really shouldn’t have a right to public education. If their parents think they are above punishment then let their parents foot the bill for a private school. Kids are so cruel. I hope they find her a great friend who is a bit older who has survived something similar who can show her how much better life gets after school.

This makes me very cross. Poor littlw girl. It would be so incredibly frustrating for her parents coming up against all of these barriers when trying to ensure the wellbeing of their child.

Life is so hard for our children these days. Sending lots of love to the family involved.

how dare they just tell her to basically toughen up as if she is somehow to blame for the other students behaviour. that school needs to accept some responsibilty

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  • • mom93821 replied
    • 05 Oct 2017 , 7:00 am

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  Telling anyone that is being bullied to toughen up is just not dealing with the issue. How does one toughen up? How does a teenager toughen up? Why should the victim have to toughen up? The toughen up statement by schools only validates the bullying.

Parents definitely need to take responsibility and seriously, since when are under 14s allowed to have a Facebook account? It’s actually against the regulations of Facebook! I won’t be allowing my child to have a smart phone until they are old enough to have a job and pay for it themselves. They will have a basic phone with a sim in case they need to call. I know this won’t take away every risk that they are not doing the right thing, but it’s certainly a good start.

I absolutely agree. Parents need to take more responsibility.

Schools need to step up and remember they are teaching and caring for your minds that have not yet fully developed. Anyone being bullied needs support and strategies and the schools needs to work with the victims and the bullies individually. Parents also need to be aware and alert to what there children are doing and work with them. Poor child – every sympathy and to the parents that will be having a very difficult time.

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  • • mom93821 replied
    • 04 Oct 2017 , 5:08 pm

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  sorry – their and not there.

This story is just heartbreaking. Bullying is just not ok in any way and to see a beautiful girl so young and so scarred is just terrible. We all need to teach our children respect for others. It’s so sad what our world is coming to. ???? My thoughts and prayers are with this lovely girl and her family xo

This is disgraceful, no child should be put through such hatred and torment. It was brought to the attention of ‘adults’ and should have been dealt with appropriately. I am shocked that the school would not do anything about it…yes every child is entitled to an education, but every child should be treated nicely and not bullied. Yes, there were bullies when we were kids, but they were dealt with appropriately. Maybe part of education should be allocated to teaching respect amongst other things that will help curb bullies. I hope the poor girl in this story recovers from the torment that she has endured and gets back on her feet.