At public skate session at local High School today a 15yo girl was crying because her peers were saying snide things to her like they have done for years (I know history from her mum, obstensibly always over her Ginger hair).
I said the most supportive things I could but I hated being powerless was I? I don't know the tormentors, and I don't want them to turn on my kids at skating if I did have a go at them. It was awkward to think of what to do.
Girl went home immediately, I later said something to the staff who said they only run the sessions, they can't sort out the kids' social problems. The woman saying this said that she was suicidal herself for same reason (teased over ginger hair) until she started to stand up for herself. I could see she was very upset just talking about it, but her attitude that she wasn't there to prevent bullying disappointed me.
I would have been fine if the session staff said that they knew but it was very difficult to prevent. I felt very at them seeing the situation as the victim's problem.
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CantSupinate · 12/06/2010 20:29
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