Bullies target disabled pupils

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link here

Can easily believe that.
Ds has been had a go at for not being able to play football.He has hypermobile joints and isn't very good at kicking. It wasn't bullying but I am aware of how popular the teaser is and how the crowd follow him. Ditto bike riding.

Ironically the LEA have paid for ds to attend a confidence workshop at lunchtime. When he did not know where to go after the first club session he went back to his classroom, where he was bellowed at by a classroom assisstant for being in the class at lunctime. This has totally destroyed the tiny amount of confidence he did have. He now gets in such a panic about the club and finding his way round the school(even though a helper now takes him) that we are now wondering whether to abandon this club. The CA did get a good telling off, her excuse was that "There are some children in the school that need to be shouted at"
She has no understanding of the consequence of her actions

Katie looks really sad here - very pensive. Both those photos on jimjams link are bizarre - not sure about the cardigan, or the pink rara skirt!

SO SORRY - WRONG THREAD!!!!!!

knowing what ds has been put through because he has a disabled sister this doesn't surprise me just sickens me

that's terrible, where are the teachers when this is happening?

no child needs to be shouted at period. Teachers can get their point across without shouting or bullying. God, no wonder bullying goes on when the people in authority act like that.

The news report on bullying didn't surprise me, although did sadden me. Don't bullies go for the perceived weakest. We need to teach the other kids to stand up for the child. I remember in school always the poorest, most unattractive etc. were the targets.

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as the mother of a child with HFA i can safely say that yes, he does recieve sub standard treatment from some memebers of the teaching staff because he doesn't realise, Yes he does get bullied constantly and yes much of it is just glossed over because he doesn't kick up a fuss about it as he often isn't even aware of it.
i saw this on the news yesterday and i was so glad that at last someone has actually bothered to speak up publicly about it.

How utterly depressing