Adult, Wales
My stories
My School Story
Despite being a good student and getting good grades, school was an horrific experience for me, the trauma of being bullied in school has stayed with me my entire life. The bullying was not addressed by the school.
I was also negatively affected by Sex education that gave me information on where to get the pill from without my parents knowledge, I was unaware of the risks of the medication as this was never properly explained and the removal of the fear of getting pregnant lead to me being very easily groomed by an adult male in my mid teens.
It also fractured my relationship with my parents leaving me feeling even more isolated and conflicted about who I should turn to when I needed help. From this experience my position is that schools pose a massive safeguarding risk to young people.
I was also negatively affected by Sex education that gave me information on where to get the pill from without my parents knowledge, I was unaware of the risks of the medication as this was never properly explained and the removal of the fear of getting pregnant lead to me being very easily groomed by an adult male in my mid teens.
It also fractured my relationship with my parents leaving me feeling even more isolated and conflicted about who I should turn to when I needed help. From this experience my position is that schools pose a massive safeguarding risk to young people.
How I think schools could be better.
A complete overhaul of how schools operate is required. More outdoors time, less testing and more focus on good mental health is needed.