'School left my son to suffer in silence' [Independent.ie]
- Published: 17 May 2010
MY 12-year-old son was being bullied by classmates, but the school did nothing and allowed the bullying to escalate.
I had three or four meetings with the principal. There was a group of five boys involved, but she told me that, because they were all friends, she was reluctant to break them up.
There was name-calling, pushing and shoving, and some of my son's clothes were stolen.
He was threatened with physical abuse and they chose to do nothing. I finally had to remove him from the school and I'm now home schooling him. He was left to suffer in silence. The school had no anti-bullying policy. There was a complete disregard for the safety of the children.
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