Mother facing court for pulling bullied daughter out of school

1:00pm Thursday 7th March 2013 in Echo News Exclusive By David Trayner

A MOTHER has told how her daughter has become the victim of a terrifying cyber bullying campaign.

The 12-year old has received threatening texts, Facebook messages and anonymous Blackberry messages in a campaign lasting two years.

A Facebook page was even set up asking people to join if they ‘hate or dislike’ the young victim.

Now her mother is facing court after pulling her daughter out of Futures Community College in Southend for the second time, claiming nothing is being done to help her child.

The girl is said to have suffered a breakdown following the campaign and has been assaulted in the street.

Southend Council is prosecuting the girl’s distraught mother for pulling her out of school between September and December.

Her mother said: “I’m absolutely livid. I can’t believe they are taking me to court because I’m trying to protect my child from being bullied.

“It’s making her physically and mentally ill. I see her sobbing and screaming and having panic attacks.

“How could you send a child to school in that state?”

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perini says...
1:04pm Thu 7 Mar 13

Counter-sue the school authority for failing to provide a safe environment!

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mys842 says...
1:05pm Thu 7 Mar 13

Absolutely disgusting for a child to be treated in this way and then the council to effectively do the same. They should be reprimanding the 'school' rather than the mother, and at the very least should be finding her an alternative place at another school.

I'm not surprised at her mother's upset, as a father I'd be livid if my child was bullied in this way and nothing was being done to stop it.

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RobertFS says...
1:11pm Thu 7 Mar 13

surely there is enough technology available to identify anonymous emails and phone calls?
call the police

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supermadmax says...
1:26pm Thu 7 Mar 13

Sounds to me like it could be a cleverly concocted line of defence.

As I doubt even the staff at Futures College would allow it to get this far if she was genuinely bullied to that extent.

Id be interested to hear their thoughts, perhaps you could bother to call the school & ask for their version echo ?

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Rochford Rob says...
1:31pm Thu 7 Mar 13

Turn off all the offending 'devices' and send her off to school.

Sorted.

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Carnabackable says...
1:37pm Thu 7 Mar 13

perini wrote:
Counter-sue the school authority for failing to provide a safe environment!
Idiot, the Mother has a duty - she has failed in that duty - now court action being taken, oh don't say it's bullying...

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Carnabackable says...
1:44pm Thu 7 Mar 13

Mum might be suffering MH issues, best if we keep an open mind...

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mys842 says...
1:46pm Thu 7 Mar 13

Carnabackable wrote:
perini wrote:
Counter-sue the school authority for failing to provide a safe environment!
Idiot, the Mother has a duty - she has failed in that duty - now court action being taken, oh don't say it's bullying...
The mother has a more pressing duty to protect her child !!!

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fkf234 says...
1:48pm Thu 7 Mar 13

If this has been going on for two years then the girl must surely have been in primary school when it started as she would only have been 10 years old, and if the mother is so concerned why has it taken her two years to take action.

Sounds like a lame excuse to keep her daughter off school and prevent herself from getting into problems with the authorities to me

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Carnabackable says...
1:52pm Thu 7 Mar 13

fkf234 wrote:
If this has been going on for two years then the girl must surely have been in primary school when it started as she would only have been 10 years old, and if the mother is so concerned why has it taken her two years to take action.

Sounds like a lame excuse to keep her daughter off school and prevent herself from getting into problems with the authorities to me
Hear hear, where's dad in all this?

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stopmoaning1 says...
1:53pm Thu 7 Mar 13

Once again we get judgmental posts from people who were not there or involved in the situation and have only heard one side of the story presented by the Echo.
I would find it hard to believe the school had not engaged with the mother and pupil to try and resolve the issue before it got this far but hey, I don’t know.

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Sean4u says...
1:53pm Thu 7 Mar 13

RobertFS wrote:
surely there is enough technology available to identify anonymous emails and phone calls?
call the police
The brand mentioned in the article is the device of choice of many government agencies and popular uprisings because of its extra security features. It's essentially the ideal terrorist radio.

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Carnabackable says...
1:55pm Thu 7 Mar 13

Sean4u wrote:
RobertFS wrote:
surely there is enough technology available to identify anonymous emails and phone calls?
call the police
The brand mentioned in the article is the device of choice of many government agencies and popular uprisings because of its extra security features. It's essentially the ideal terrorist radio.
Quick, contact the British Medical ****;n, you've just managed to talk out of your ar55e

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iknowbetter says...
1:58pm Thu 7 Mar 13

I would say the mother has done the right thing if indeed the daughter is being bullied to the extent in which is claimed. If the mother is correct then she should easily be able to prove what she claims with all the cyber evidence. I would imagine the Council will take all the evidence into consideration, if they dont then shame on them.

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JuliaM says...
2:00pm Thu 7 Mar 13

Carnabackable wrote:
fkf234 wrote: If this has been going on for two years then the girl must surely have been in primary school when it started as she would only have been 10 years old, and if the mother is so concerned why has it taken her two years to take action. Sounds like a lame excuse to keep her daughter off school and prevent herself from getting into problems with the authorities to me
Hear hear, where's dad in all this?
Is there a dad in the picture?

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Carnabackable says...
2:03pm Thu 7 Mar 13

JuliaM wrote:
Carnabackable wrote:
fkf234 wrote: If this has been going on for two years then the girl must surely have been in primary school when it started as she would only have been 10 years old, and if the mother is so concerned why has it taken her two years to take action. Sounds like a lame excuse to keep her daughter off school and prevent herself from getting into problems with the authorities to me
Hear hear, where's dad in all this?
Is there a dad in the picture?
You playing spot the difference - again
I can see many here...

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Almeda11 says...
2:05pm Thu 7 Mar 13

This situation would have been long resolved if this child were in Germany.
There, they have school social workers, who can be called on by the parents, a teacher, or the child themselves, whenever there is a problem.
These social workers work closely with the families of BOTH parties, in the case of bullying.
Also with the teachers and with the children themselves, to try and sort out the issues and come to an understanding which is accepted by all parties, and they are usually very, very successful in achieving this.
lf there is criminal activity involved they have access to the police commissioner and will work closely with them also.

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Sean4u says...
2:08pm Thu 7 Mar 13

Carnabackable wrote:
Sean4u wrote:
RobertFS wrote:
surely there is enough technology available to identify anonymous emails and phone calls?
call the police
The brand mentioned in the article is the device of choice of many government agencies and popular uprisings because of its extra security features. It's essentially the ideal terrorist radio.
Quick, contact the British Medical ****;n, you've just managed to talk out of your ar55e
http://www.huffingto
npost.ca/2011/08/09/
rim-blackberry-riots
_n_922577.html

http://www.aljazeera
.com/news/middleeast
/2010/10/20101082011
36732648.html

http://www.theregist
er.co.uk/2012/11/08/
blackberry_10_fips/

Where have I erred?

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Rouge9 says...
2:28pm Thu 7 Mar 13

Carnabackable wrote:
perini wrote: Counter-sue the school authority for failing to provide a safe environment!
Idiot, the Mother has a duty - she has failed in that duty - now court action being taken, oh don't say it's bullying...
Mother has a duty to protect her child. Bullying can start in small ways, and only when it reaches the levels intimated above can it truely have an effect. The mother in question has (from the article) approached the school twice and nothing has been done, what about the schools duty of protection of a minor? As the child has had a breakdown and been attacked in the street the mother has acted correctly, and as long as she is providing a satisfactory education away from the school (Homeschooling), she meets the requirement set down by the government

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Cosmo Spring says...
2:34pm Thu 7 Mar 13

Rochford Rob wrote:
Turn off all the offending 'devices' and send her off to school.

Sorted.
would seem to be the sensible approach

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I hate the police says...
3:08pm Thu 7 Mar 13

Almeda11 wrote:
This situation would have been long resolved if this child were in Germany.
There, they have school social workers, who can be called on by the parents, a teacher, or the child themselves, whenever there is a problem.
These social workers work closely with the families of BOTH parties, in the case of bullying.
Also with the teachers and with the children themselves, to try and sort out the issues and come to an understanding which is accepted by all parties, and they are usually very, very successful in achieving this.
lf there is criminal activity involved they have access to the police commissioner and will work closely with them also.
And how is this relevant to the story about what they do in Germany? Idiot.

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exAkela says...
3:10pm Thu 7 Mar 13

Cosmo Spring wrote:
Rochford Rob wrote:
Turn off all the offending 'devices' and send her off to school.

Sorted.
would seem to be the sensible approach
Better still, dont give out your mobile number and come off facebook or change your security settings.

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Daisymouse75 says...
3:23pm Thu 7 Mar 13

Hhhhhmmmm who foots the bill for Southend Council to take her to court?Southend Council getting worse, think its being run be bullies itself these days

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Daisymouse75 says...
3:25pm Thu 7 Mar 13

exAkela wrote:
Cosmo Spring wrote:
Rochford Rob wrote:
Turn off all the offending 'devices' and send her off to school.

Sorted.
would seem to be the sensible approach
Better still, dont give out your mobile number and come off facebook or change your security settings.
Better still bring your children up better & teach them some respect!

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Red Under Your Bed says...
3:37pm Thu 7 Mar 13

stopmoaning1 wrote:
Once again we get judgmental posts from people who were not there or involved in the situation and have only heard one side of the story presented by the Echo.
I would find it hard to believe the school had not engaged with the mother and pupil to try and resolve the issue before it got this far but hey, I don’t know.
Your new here aint you. What are you the topic copper? Get a life you saddo.

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stopmoaning1 says...
3:52pm Thu 7 Mar 13

If you have a point about this story, you haven’t explained it very well.

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kyleigh92 says...
3:55pm Thu 7 Mar 13

This is absolutely disgusting that this woman is being taken to court for trying to protect her child. Whoever is writing horrible comments imagine if that was YOUR child being bullied! MORONS

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stopmoaning1 says...
3:56pm Thu 7 Mar 13

I hate the police wrote:
Almeda11 wrote:
This situation would have been long resolved if this child were in Germany.
There, they have school social workers, who can be called on by the parents, a teacher, or the child themselves, whenever there is a problem.
These social workers work closely with the families of BOTH parties, in the case of bullying.
Also with the teachers and with the children themselves, to try and sort out the issues and come to an understanding which is accepted by all parties, and they are usually very, very successful in achieving this.
lf there is criminal activity involved they have access to the police commissioner and will work closely with them also.
And how is this relevant to the story about what they do in Germany? Idiot.
Have another read. It explains how in Germany they have a very clearly set process with dedicated social workers who would engage immediately with both sides to try and resolve the issue. The point is that if we had the same system, it is unlikely it would have got this far.
It’s quite obvious really.

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perini says...
4:14pm Thu 7 Mar 13

Carnabackable wrote:
perini wrote: Counter-sue the school authority for failing to provide a safe environment!
Idiot, the Mother has a duty - she has failed in that duty - now court action being taken, oh don't say it's bullying...
You never fail to show yourself up as the fool you really are - I won't regress to name calling as you do!

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Rochford Rob says...
4:18pm Thu 7 Mar 13

kyleigh92 wrote:
This is absolutely disgusting that this woman is being taken to court for trying to protect her child. Whoever is writing horrible comments imagine if that was YOUR child being bullied! MORONS
No, the woman (and half the nation by the look of it) are morons for allowing their children unfettered access to such technology.

Turn them all off.

Plus, what ever happended to 'sticks & stones' ???

Had the silly woman gone to the authorities long ago when it all started it could have been nipped in the bud. No one is anonymous on the web. Everyone leaves a trail.

I suspect there's more to this than meets the eye.

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myfriend101 says...
4:33pm Thu 7 Mar 13

from the information given i really feel for the mother. i would do the same and then some if i found out my children were being bullied in any way or form. im sure these bullies arnt keeping their mouths closed the whole time at school and only bullying when they have access to computers. no i dont allow my younger children access to such things although in the future i dont know how i will feel. but that doesnt mean the bullying should be ignored. always putting the blame on the victim rather than the person doing the crime. i really hope the council see sense and try to help before this poor child ends up being on the front page for taking her own life.

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reptile says...
4:36pm Thu 7 Mar 13

Doesn't take much to upset a modern child.

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bob7 says...
4:42pm Thu 7 Mar 13

What is a 12 year old doing on Facebook? It's sad that the girl is being bullied but if parents taught children rules are there for a reason and kept them off these sites it might not have got this far.

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whataday says...
6:10pm Thu 7 Mar 13

Cyber bullying is a recognised form of bullying and is a serious offence. What has the council done about taking the criminal/s - that is the cyber BULLY/IES to court?
From reading the article it would appear the council is adding to the bullying problem by colluding with the offenders.

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_champagne2 says...
7:05pm Thu 7 Mar 13

Travelling on a bus this Monday past this school was unsettling by some of the pupils that got on bar a few. Their behaviour was appalling and most adults moved to the front of the bus. One teacher watched/supervised others getting on. It was packed and the conversation between 2 girls was mature enough of women in their 20s. i was glad to get off. With regards to the bullying I'm surprised that the authority hasn't helped get this child into another school. My daughter was bullied at school in her primary years but it was nipped in the bud by the form teacher, so something doesn't add up here

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Democrat says...
9:28pm Thu 7 Mar 13

It is simple:

http://ceop.police.u
k/safety-centre/

Every parent should read this.

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woolstone says...
10:12pm Thu 7 Mar 13

This sort of bullying is cowardly and anyone who sinks to this level should be shown up for what they are. Maybe if names were printed in local papers naming these cowards when caught it might make people think twice what ever age they are, after all bullies are COWARDS.

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Steve H says...
10:15pm Thu 7 Mar 13

Rouge9 wrote:
Carnabackable wrote:
perini wrote: Counter-sue the school authority for failing to provide a safe environment!
Idiot, the Mother has a duty - she has failed in that duty - now court action being taken, oh don't say it's bullying...
Mother has a duty to protect her child. Bullying can start in small ways, and only when it reaches the levels intimated above can it truely have an effect. The mother in question has (from the article) approached the school twice and nothing has been done, what about the schools duty of protection of a minor? As the child has had a breakdown and been attacked in the street the mother has acted correctly, and as long as she is providing a satisfactory education away from the school (Homeschooling), she meets the requirement set down by the government
How do we know the School hasn't done anything? We've only heard one side of the story.

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Steve H says...
10:18pm Thu 7 Mar 13

kyleigh92 wrote:
This is absolutely disgusting that this woman is being taken to court for trying to protect her child. Whoever is writing horrible comments imagine if that was YOUR child being bullied! MORONS
Hmmm I think you should take a long hard look at your post......calling people Morons....being aggresive. You are no better than the bullies at the school.

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Jilly from Leigh says...
11:17pm Thu 7 Mar 13

Boring!

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Rochford Rob says...
7:29am Fri 8 Mar 13

Jilly from Leigh wrote:
Boring!
Yet you felt the need to comment. Strange that.

Back to topic. Cyber bulliying is only bullying if you are so stupid that you are aware of it and still allow your child access to whatever is upsetting them in the first place.

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InTheKnowOk says...
8:40am Fri 8 Mar 13

I see the resident 'clown' is back on form ...

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InTheKnowOk says...
8:45am Fri 8 Mar 13

The texts, emails and messages on Facebook will be enough to catch the culprits via I.P addy's ..
They caught that dude who wrote racist remarks on FB a while back so i can't see the problem here?

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InTheKnowOk says...
8:52am Fri 8 Mar 13

Carnabackable wrote:
perini wrote:
Counter-sue the school authority for failing to provide a safe environment!
Idiot, the Mother has a duty - she has failed in that duty - now court action being taken, oh don't say it's bullying...
Can't you put a sentence together without calling someone names?
You're not a kid are you? .. Just wondering like??

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supermadmax says...
10:04am Fri 8 Mar 13

InTheKnowOk wrote:
The texts, emails and messages on Facebook will be enough to catch the culprits via I.P addy's ..
They caught that dude who wrote racist remarks on FB a while back so i can't see the problem here?
I agree they could catch the alleged bullies quite quickly, but that's not true about IP addresses I'm afraid.

Firstly the bullying part of this is not a criminal case.

Secondly even if it was the police would have to establish if this case warranted the cost (of even a few thousand pound) to go the trouble.
In the unlikely event they do, they would need to petition the high court, to have the IP information released by the ISP & the media outlet (ie facebook), even then they will only give the area ie southend. + all this takes months.

Company's will not give out IP information for fear of being sued under the data protection, privacy laws or similar. Regardless of where in the world they are based.

The dude you refer to was only arrested & prosecuted because he did it via his own account AND admitted it when questioned.

If he had said his account was hacked & denied it, he would have got off due to lack of evidence.

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Thewarguy says...
10:53am Fri 8 Mar 13

Any parent can pull their own child from school, inform the school you want your child taken from the register, and they must honour this in 3 days.
Say you are home tutoring, you do not have to follow the national curriculum, and your child does NOT have to stay in the house during school hours.

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Noteworthy says...
11:38am Fri 8 Mar 13

Bullying in any form is a terrible thing, but I do have questions. Firstly, why was the school not contacted? Even if they refuse to reply, this needs to be stated in the report.

The report does not mention that bullying took place on school premeses. Can the school do much other than talk to those involved?

And if the bullying is cyber - the girl has received threats on text, on blackberry messenger and facebook. Firstly - change numbers, restrict access. Second, why does a 12-year-old need their own phone, and I thought the Facebook access was for 16+? Shut these avenues and what can they do?

It's the old adiage - if you ignore them, they get bored and move on. If you can't see the problem, it's the best form of ignoring.

The assualt - was this reported to the police?

Children should not have access to all this kind of stuff. I don't condone bullying at all - I had quite a bit of physical bullying when I was younger - but making it easy doesn't help.

I hope this problem can be sorted, but without hearing the other side of the story (from the school - did they do anything, even silence speaks volumes), it's impossible to say what will happen.

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Sensible of Leigh says...
5:08pm Fri 8 Mar 13

Sean4u wrote:
Carnabackable wrote:
Sean4u wrote:
RobertFS wrote:
surely there is enough technology available to identify anonymous emails and phone calls?
call the police
The brand mentioned in the article is the device of choice of many government agencies and popular uprisings because of its extra security features. It's essentially the ideal terrorist radio.
Quick, contact the British Medical ****;n, you've just managed to talk out of your ar55e
http://www.huffingto

npost.ca/2011/08/09/

rim-blackberry-riots

_n_922577.html

http://www.aljazeera

.com/news/middleeast

/2010/10/20101082011

36732648.html

http://www.theregist

er.co.uk/2012/11/08/

blackberry_10_fips/

Where have I erred?
BBM or Blackberry Messenger is an encrypted system which means it cannot be intercepted and read easily. However you can only send a message, as I do from time to time, to a phone once you have that phone's PIN number. This is different from a mobile number and is quite a lengthy one which cannot be guessed. So in order to send a message you must know the PIN number and must have been accepted. In doing this your PIN number is given to the recipient and any messages sent cannot be anonymous. It is only third parties who do not know the origin or destination of any message. Just as you can't send an anonymous text - the number and or name is always displayed. So in answer to those who questioned whether the technology existed to trace calls - yes and in every case!

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Luscious Linda says...
5:53pm Fri 8 Mar 13

Why is an underage child allowed on Facebook ! The child must have lied about about her age to get on the social network in the first place ! Irresponsible parenting is at fault here to allow this to happen in the first place !

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watchfulk says...
6:25pm Fri 8 Mar 13

_champagne2 wrote:
Travelling on a bus this Monday past this school was unsettling by some of the pupils that got on bar a few. Their behaviour was appalling and most adults moved to the front of the bus. One teacher watched/supervised others getting on. It was packed and the conversation between 2 girls was mature enough of women in their 20s. i was glad to get off. With regards to the bullying I'm surprised that the authority hasn't helped get this child into another school. My daughter was bullied at school in her primary years but it was nipped in the bud by the form teacher, so something doesn't add up here
I really feel for this mother. I too have the unfortunate task of having to drivew through the pupils from Futures on my way to work every day. There seems to be no supervision, I have not yet seen a member of staff to witness or stop the appalling behaviour from the majority of the pupils from their school. In the snow they were pelting passing cars with snowballs, they run in the roads, they gesture to passing motorists. I have witnessed several fights, it seems several pupils onto one! and the language and behaviour exhibited at the nearby bus stop is disgusting. One of my friends children has been recently subjected to bullying, it appears for a considerable ammount of time and it has certainly not been addressed. it has been suggested that they are segregated to protect them while the bullies are allowed to mix with the school population...I have no doubt to look for their next victim. This school needs to deal with the bullying problem they clearly DO HAVE within the school before an innocent child gets seriously hurt.

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asbo in a coma says...
7:02pm Fri 8 Mar 13

facebook - built by nerds for sad people.
don't you have to be 13 to have a facebook account?

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Almeda11 says...
7:33pm Fri 8 Mar 13

Rochford Rob wrote:
Turn off all the offending 'devices' and send her off to school. Sorted.
And you seriously believe that that would stop the bullying? It would just continue IN SCHOOL. What a simple mind you have!!!
AND you make it sound as if it is the girl`s fault, or do you LIKE BULLIES?

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Almeda11 says...
7:37pm Fri 8 Mar 13

fkf234 wrote:
If this has been going on for two years then the girl must surely have been in primary school when it started as she would only have been 10 years old, and if the mother is so concerned why has it taken her two years to take action. Sounds like a lame excuse to keep her daughter off school and prevent herself from getting into problems with the authorities to me
Your comment makes NO SENSE at all.
A. WHY should she be in trouble with the school authorities??

And WHAT has the fact that she was in primary school got to do with anything?

And how do you KNOW that the mother didn`t take action, YOU DON`T, and the only people who SHOULD be in trouble are the bullies themselves!

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Almeda11 says...
7:40pm Fri 8 Mar 13

Carnabackable wrote:
perini wrote: Counter-sue the school authority for failing to provide a safe environment!
Idiot, the Mother has a duty - she has failed in that duty - now court action being taken, oh don't say it's bullying...
l take it you have children? probably not l think, but god help them if you do, you sound like the parent from hell, and WORSE than the bullies!

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Almeda11 says...
7:46pm Fri 8 Mar 13

I hate the police wrote:
Almeda11 wrote: This situation would have been long resolved if this child were in Germany. There, they have school social workers, who can be called on by the parents, a teacher, or the child themselves, whenever there is a problem. These social workers work closely with the families of BOTH parties, in the case of bullying. Also with the teachers and with the children themselves, to try and sort out the issues and come to an understanding which is accepted by all parties, and they are usually very, very successful in achieving this. lf there is criminal activity involved they have access to the police commissioner and will work closely with them also.
And how is this relevant to the story about what they do in Germany? Idiot.
YOU`RE are the IDIOT! I was making a COMPARISON, but obviously that`s beyond the reach of your tiny brain cell!

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Almeda11 says...
7:53pm Fri 8 Mar 13

stopmoaning1 wrote:
I hate the police wrote:
Almeda11 wrote: This situation would have been long resolved if this child were in Germany. There, they have school social workers, who can be called on by the parents, a teacher, or the child themselves, whenever there is a problem. These social workers work closely with the families of BOTH parties, in the case of bullying. Also with the teachers and with the children themselves, to try and sort out the issues and come to an understanding which is accepted by all parties, and they are usually very, very successful in achieving this. lf there is criminal activity involved they have access to the police commissioner and will work closely with them also.
And how is this relevant to the story about what they do in Germany? Idiot.
Have another read. It explains how in Germany they have a very clearly set process with dedicated social workers who would engage immediately with both sides to try and resolve the issue. The point is that if we had the same system, it is unlikely it would have got this far. It’s quite obvious really.
Thanks stopmoaning for explaining that so well to lhate the police, it IS obvious to most on here, obviously not to him, or else he`s just an awkward so and so, and likes to disagree , although he`d never have the guts to say that to my face!
Pity we don`t have a similar system in this country.

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Almeda11 says...
8:56pm Fri 8 Mar 13

Steve H wrote:
kyleigh92 wrote: This is absolutely disgusting that this woman is being taken to court for trying to protect her child. Whoever is writing horrible comments imagine if that was YOUR child being bullied! MORONS
Hmmm I think you should take a long hard look at your post......calling people Morons....being aggresive. You are no better than the bullies at the school.
Haven`t you ever heard of RIGHTOUS INDIGNATION? Sometimes it`s right to be angry, it shows you are passionate about what you believe in, as opposed to APATHETIC!.

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Carnabackable says...
9:32pm Fri 8 Mar 13

Lol

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Nebs says...
10:02pm Fri 8 Mar 13

Seems to be word of the moment, bullying.

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asbo in a coma says...
10:18pm Fri 8 Mar 13

social media is a cancer on our society. give a 12y old a blackberry and you reap what you sow.
pls pls pls like the asbo in a coma facebook page pls i beg you.

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sensiblecitizen1 says...
12:03am Sat 9 Mar 13

I felt I had to respond to this.
I must stress that I do not condone bullying in any shape or form, but I happen to know of this family.
This is not the first time they have been taken to court for the kids not being present at school it happened at the junior school attended too. A year ago they were in court for failure to attend school.
The family are known for bullying people and many children at Futures were victims of this daughter and her violent behaviour. They stood up for themselves and now the table has turned.
I am aware of the school and can safely say that they deal with bullying in a very serious way and do not allow it to happen, this is an unfortunate negative report of a school that is doing all it can to prevent bullying.
My child received very nasty messages on facebook from this child and a friend of the family. I have been called names from the family and been a victim of vicious calls
If she was being bullied I would be the first to support this article, however I am afraid that knowing some of the background of this family that I do this is impossible for me.

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Carnabackable says...
10:54am Sat 9 Mar 13

sensiblecitizen1 wrote:
I felt I had to respond to this.
I must stress that I do not condone bullying in any shape or form, but I happen to know of this family.
This is not the first time they have been taken to court for the kids not being present at school it happened at the junior school attended too. A year ago they were in court for failure to attend school.
The family are known for bullying people and many children at Futures were victims of this daughter and her violent behaviour. They stood up for themselves and now the table has turned.
I am aware of the school and can safely say that they deal with bullying in a very serious way and do not allow it to happen, this is an unfortunate negative report of a school that is doing all it can to prevent bullying.
My child received very nasty messages on facebook from this child and a friend of the family. I have been called names from the family and been a victim of vicious calls
If she was being bullied I would be the first to support this article, however I am afraid that knowing some of the background of this family that I do this is impossible for me.
Sounds like the truth is finally showing it's head, a history of Truancy, the so called victims are the perpetrators, they have succumbed to the press, to attempt to avoid the TRUE STORY.

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Dd2013 says...
2:01pm Sat 9 Mar 13

Clearly none of you know how bad futures really is, I totally believe this mother because i used to go there & i was bullied, i had a cigerette stabbed into my kneck, I was assaulted in front of a teacher & he said he didnt see me just get slapped, I got assaulted in a class room & the teacher said "shes not even hurt" i was bleeding badly, I had racist remarks thrown at me & because i was white it didnt matter i even had a teacher shove me out the office when i had acid on my legs from sciene and my mum was waiting in the front office with new trousers it went on from 2008 to 2012 then my mum pulled me out & homeschooled me instead. I have social aniexty disorder now & i have to see my doctor every week im on 50mg of tablets to keep me calm. So clearly this women & her daughter have done the right thing futures community college dont care about the pupils they only ever cared about there reports & the teachers were disgusting. Echo please email me id happily give you the full story. That school needs sorting or shutting! Incapable!

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Dd2013 says...
2:08pm Sat 9 Mar 13

If the girls a bully herself on the other hand i can see why her mums been taken to court! By the way one thing futures are good with is truancy i missed months and the only ever fined my mum. So for her to be up in court this quick shows theres something more going on. Me not turning up was going on for years.

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InTheKnowOk says...
8:37pm Sat 9 Mar 13

"get a life and get a job"

Pot .. Kettle ..

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Dd2013 says...
1:11am Mon 11 Mar 13

16- Homeschooled, Work, & have recently opened my own business, achieved 7 gcses in 2 months. Clearly for a 16 year old that went through hell at highschool im doing pretty well. No my spelling & grammar is pretty bad admitidly but hey its not the end of the world. So refering to the get a life... Have a great life & get a job... Ive been in work since i was 13. Thank you :-)

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Ace1973 says...
4:55pm Wed 13 Mar 13

My Daughter had the same problem months of Bullying at Futures, we had no help from staff or there understanding what so ever and to us brushed it under the carpet like nothing was going on. i feel for this lady as i know how hard it is as no one seems to care or believe you so we took it into our own hands sadly, if the lady of of this young girl would like to contact me feel free i would be more than happy to help you and be wittiness to what really goes on at Futures and how bad it really is. Feel free to get my email address or contact number threw The Echo. All the best and good luck.

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