Mother's shock admission after storming bully's classroom
The mother who made headlines after storming into her daughter's classroom to confront her bully has revealed the extent of the mental torment she was receiving at school.
Speaking to Kyle and Jackie O about the ordeal, the distraught mother said she was at her wits end when her daughter stopped eating and was having suicidal thoughts.
“Our daughter was bullied immensely, probably for over 12 months,” she explained, detailing how alarm bells rang when she looked through her daughter’s bag.
“She stopped eating, I would find mouldy sandwiches in her bag."
“She had come home and she fell into my arms on the floor and said ‘mum, I cannot do this anymore, what is the point of living?’”
The mother also claimed that prior to her classroom tirade, she had gone through “the right channels” but hadn’t received any help
"We did everything. We spoke to the principal, and the teacher didn't even give me the time of day."
Henderson was shocked by the mother’s admission.
“Oh my god, as a mum, I can only imagine what you thought,” she said.
“It is disgusting that they didn’t do anything for you.”
“She would go from a beautiful 13-year-old girl to nothing,” the devastated mum said.
Meanwhile, Sandilands backed the mother, “You did what you’re supposed to do, you protected your child”.
Sandilands then took aim at the eSafety Commissioner who he claimed KIIS FM had invited on air to discuss bullying, saying, “The e-commissioner will not come on and talk to us about it, that’s her only job.”
Speaking to 7News after the incident, the woman admitted her actions were wrong, but insisted she was standing up for her daughter.
“I don’t want my daughter to be another statistic. I don’t want to have to bury my child,” the mother said.
“She was crying, she was devastated that this child told her to go and hang herself."
“That is a breaking point for any parent … I went into survival mode, and protective mode. I did let loose, unfortunately was a side, I don’t show very often. But that was a tipping point for that day.”
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