‘Bullies being allowed to destroy sister’s life’
ANOTHER family has accused Bannerman High of allowing bullies to wreck the lives of pupils.
Like the male pupil the Record highlights today, the current female pupil suffered three years of violent attacks – and has now been forced to stay off for her own protection.
Her sister posted on the public Baillieston Noticeboard Facebook page: “My sister has for the last three years been horrifically bullied by several people who attend Bannerman High School. Over the last three months it has became more physical, she has been threatened to be attacked, threatened to be stabbed and has had stuff thrown over her all whilst attending school.
“This has been complete harassment for months, and there has been no punishment for any of these people despite my mum’s constant attempts to seek help.
“Every day my sister attends that school, she is unsafe and fears for her life.
“In the last week, she has been followed home with people videoing her and shouting abuse, all completely unprovoked.”
She added: “Bannerman High School has known about this for months, and has provided little support to ensure her safety. She will now not be attending school, missing out on her education whilst these animals are free to move onto the next victim.”
The Baillieston Noticeboard site features a discussion of the crisis at the school, with several parents claiming that it is no worse than other schools. The bullied girl’s mother adds: “It is my honest opinion that kids get on OK at Bannerman, who excel at things, get good grades and don’t cause any bother or get bullied. But once you ask the school for help or support they don’t know how to handle it properly and no support whatsoever in place for victims or what support they do offer isn’t suitable, with the bullies always being rewarded and no consequences.”