School newsletter tells girls how to bind

[ErrolTheDragon]

There's a piece in the Times today ... parents not happy at the content of a newsletter produced by the 6th formers

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nonsuch-high-school-sixth-formers-told-girls-11-how-to-bind-breasts-k7slvrbkr?shareToken=a84af706d3b638e2ea3d2d53ea04e29d

A few years ago I would have been left speechless, but I’ve seen the utter indifference shown by my daughter’s school around breast binding so my reaction now is to just be pleased to see people speaking up and it getting press coverage.

I wonder what the school uniform policy is? I’d guess no earrings in pe because they could get snagged and pull. But bind your boobs (are boys advised to tuck their bits?) and you can always have them removed - this is ok?

SSAUK has got more screenshots from the newsletter. The breast binding is not all of it:

twitter.com/SafeSchools_UK/status/1391282605866225664?s=20

Any parents at nonsuch should get in touch.

@toffeebutterpopcorn

I wonder what the school uniform policy is? I’d guess no earrings in pe because they could get snagged and pull. But bind your boobs (are boys advised to tuck their bits?) and you can always have them removed - this is ok?

Pretty strict - they used to measure the lengths of the sixth-formers' skirts with rulers.

This newsletter was produced by the sixth form for the younger pupils. That such an article was written doesn't surprise me in the least. Gender identity ideology is rife among the older girls, judging by the former pupils I've met.

But I am shocked that the adults who should have been overseeing this newsletter before it was disseminated either didn't check it or saw nothing wrong with it. It is a safeguarding breach, plain and simple.

the adults who should have been overseeing this newsletter before it was disseminated either didn't check it or saw nothing wrong with it. It is a safeguarding breach, plain and simple.

Agreed. A bad lapse by the school.

I’m shocked by the comment by ‘the school’ which was basically - ‘so what, let the kids do what they want, no comment’ - no ‘we will take a closer look and endure that such things are checked’.

Yes the school comment was disturbing.

The links on the newsletter took them not only to binding sites but to sites selling sex packs and talking about Chemsex and fisting. I honestly would be apoplectic if my daughters school sent this out.

Schools - do your fucking job.

This is what was on one of the links in the newsletter about sexual health. Look at the images. twitter.com/SafeSchools_UK/status/1391282628993724418

Isn’t it some crime for an adult (are these six formers 18?) sending out sexualised communications to minors?

Ds will be 6th form next year - so 17. If he was sending this to 11 year olds (or anyone else) I’d go mental.

stampyfeet honestly I am afraid to.

Isn’t it some crime for an adult (are these six formers 18?) sending out sexualised communications to minors?.

Good point - at this point in the year half of the upper sixth (to use old parlance) will be 18.

Sorry Tibtom, I know it's absolutely vile. I was trying to link to the picture that has an offer for free Play Packs for engaging in "group sex and/or chemsex". People can send off for free condoms, lube and fisting gloves. Which is fine if you're an adult and want to do that. Not fine for children.

So what in the next issue - breast ironing and foot binding? Grown ups need to stop trying to be ‘down with the yoof’ and start acting like bloody grown ups.

Who the fuck is promoting fishing and chemsex as any type of "safe sex" to anyone, never mind children?!

Yes, you should encourage harm reduction but it seems so many of these resources now don't even try to highlight the risks involved - it's all just "Yay! Let's celebrate this self harm dressed up as kinks and not even bother mentioning the severe long term injuries that are almost certain to be the result"

The problem is that many children will have some knowledge already, through porn and internet sites. Not to mention what they are telling each other or demanding that they do sexually. I think that the bit about section 28 is relevant but not in the way it was put there...implying that censorship of unsafe practices such as breast binding , anal sex , etc was equivalent. ‘It shouldn’t be about coming down on the sixth formers like a ton of bricks but rather informing all students that these are dangerous practices that will severely damage them physically.

Chemsex?? Christ! How can the school not see it’s a massive safeguarding issue? You don’t tell 11 year olds about stuff like that ffs

@toffeebutterpopcorn

So what in the next issue - breast ironing and foot binding? Grown ups need to stop trying to be ‘down with the yoof’ and start acting like bloody grown ups.

I think the direct comparison here would be a newsletter advising young pupils how to stuff their bras and have breast augmentation surgery.

Would a girls' school ever approve of such a newsletter? No. Then why on earth are they approving one that teachers girls how to bind their breasts and get mastectomies?

Once again safeguarding goes out the window when it’s tied to LGBTQ+

They are celebrating and embracing this as there is not tomorrow. I would say encouraging a bit too much.

This will have serious repercussions because teenagers are not mentally mature to take such decisions.

Sixth form student at the school here, the school uniform policy is not that strict, there is only a small number of teachers that ever say anything and the policy itself isn't that strict.

Section 28 was regarding teaching of LGB - the rest of the crowd have managed include themselves - cheek, stealing others’ struggles.

@Chdhzhzh

Sixth form student at the school here, the school uniform policy is not that strict, there is only a small number of teachers that ever say anything and the policy itself isn't that strict.

You're a sixth form student at the school that created this newsletter?

What did you think of the newsletter?

I clicked on the friends of Dorothy link. This is the insightful information.

Lesbian - put loosely non-man attracted to non-man.

I have no idea what chemsex is (don’t fancy a google) but I cannot understand the mentality of sending a leaflet promoting anal sex to children at all.
I consider myself quite liberal and open minded but I was pretty shocked by that.