I taught for over a decade. My first year teaching, a girl I taught got caught kissing another girl behind the gymnasium. She begged our admin not to tell them it was a girl - just say she got caught kissing someone. They refused. The next day she came in with a swollen jaw.
I taught for over a decade. My first year teaching, a girl I taught got caught kissing another girl behind the gymnasium. She begged our admin not to tell them it was a girl - just say she got caught kissing someone. They refused. The next day she came in with a swollen jaw.
Her stepdad had beat her. Called her horrible, homophobic things. She ended up getting sent to live with her aunt. Safeguarding requires listening to the child about their own safety. I'll never forget that child. I'll always wonder how she's doing.
@activevirtues Why did the parents need to be told anything at all of it was someone her own age?? That’s some punitive homophobic staff right there.
@activevirtues I got caught kissing another boy too, at home Mom started "washing the filth away" getting soap in my mouth, eyes and nose, it felt like it was burning, then as I started crying she put my head under the water till I passed out since I couldn't stop crying. 1/2
@activevirtues My sister ratted me out to my mom about me dating a girl and when my mom found out she threw me against the wall by my hair when I was in high school. I waited until my mom passed to come out fully online.