[Liam-]

Originally Posted by Barry.

That’s bullying!

Yep, government sponsored bullying and when they start doing it, any child that gets abused, neglected or thrown out as a result, they will be responsible for, all this bull**** about them ‘protecting kids’ then they go and implement policies purposefully putting kids in harms way because they don’t like who they are, it’s gross.

A lot of the time schools are the only safe space for kids who grow up in hostile or uncomfortable surroundings and to choose to take that away from the most already marginalised people, is just a full on act of cruelty

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Yep, government sponsored bullying and when they start doing it, any child that gets abused, neglected or thrown out as a result, they will be responsible for, all this bull**** about them ‘protecting kids’ then they go and implement policies purposefully putting kids in harms way because they don’t like who they are, it’s gross.

A lot of the time schools are the only safe space for kids who grow up in hostile or uncomfortable surroundings and to choose to take that away from the most already marginalised people, is just a full on act of cruelty

I would never consider secondary schools to be a safe place, full of bullies hands up anyone who wasn't bullied at secondary school

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by Cherie

I would never consider secondary schools to be a safe place, full of bullies hands up anyone who wasn't bullied at secondary school

Bullied by teachers and guidance officers were you?

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Bullied by teachers and guidance officers were you?

Bullying by teachers is extremely common. Sadly.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

Bullying by teachers is extremely common. Sadly.

I can testify to that at Primary School.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Bullied by teachers and guidance officers were you?

We had teachers who had obvious dislikes for some students yes

I am a bit confused by this safe haven, most schools do nothing about bullying and kids wont report it as it makes it worse

[Cherie]

You didn't answer my question Liam, do you think parents or guardians should be contacted if students are skipping lessons or falling behind with their homework?

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by Cherie

You didn't answer my question Liam, do you think parents or guardians should be contacted if students are skipping lessons or falling behind with their homework?

Yes, because that is about school conduct and rules, contacting parents and outing kids to potentially abusive or negligent parents is a completely different thing, it’s none of the schools business what someone identifies as, as long as nobody is getting hurt or in danger, there is no excuse for a school to get involved so personally with a students life

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Yes, because that is about school conduct and rules, contacting parents and outing kids to potentially abusive or negligent parents is a completely different thing, it’s none of the schools business what someone identifies as, as long as nobody is getting hurt or in danger, there is no excuse for a school to get involved so personally with a students life

The idea that a kid could be out and proud at school and it not get back to their parents is -- to be blunt -- absolute fantasy in the first place. School communities are small. If Jenny is Johnny at school, every parent in the catchment area is going to know about it within a couple of months, whether the teachers say anything about it or not. You can't "keep a secret" in a public setting and pretending to a kid that this is even possible is much riskier than being realistic and saying "if this is going to be a thing, your parents are going to know about it".

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Liam-

it’s none of the schools business what someone identifies as, as long as nobody is getting hurt or in danger, there is no excuse for a school to get involved so personally with a students life

Do you think schools should keep all mental health issues secret?

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Yes, because that is about school conduct and rules, contacting parents and outing kids to potentially abusive or negligent parents is a completely different thing, it’s none of the schools business what someone identifies as, as long as nobody is getting hurt or in danger, there is no excuse for a school to get involved so personally with a students life

How can you say it's non of the school's business?, If the parents were abusive or neglectful then the school would get involved in that aswell... So why do you think it's ok to keep parents in the dark over how kids identify?.

Parents & guardians usually need to be kept in the loop of their children's behaviour and progress at school it's important and it's safeguarding, if that Child is suffering with anxiety and depression at school should the teachers also keep that a secret??.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Liam-

Yes, because that is about school conduct and rules, contacting parents and outing kids to potentially abusive or negligent parents is a completely different thing, it’s none of the schools business what someone identifies as, as long as nobody is getting hurt or in danger, there is no excuse for a school to get involved so personally with a students life

Don't you think it would be better for schools to address this with the parents in a professional setting rather than them hearing it second hand? That way the parents reaction can be gauged and the school will be aware if there are issues at home due to the transition. Because trust me the parents will hear about it one way or the other