Allegations of peer bullying against a 7th-grade student in Antalya
In a middle school in the Kepez district of Antalya, a 7th-grade student fell to the ground and injured his neck after hitting it against marble as a result of peer bullying. The mother, who filed a complaint with the police, claimed that the school administration informed her late about the incident her son experienced, stating, "If any harm comes to my son, I should be notified first. Due to the irresponsibility and negligence of the school administration, my son was kept at school for an entire class period. I want this grievance to be heard."
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The incidentoccurredduring theafternoonhours in the Kepezdistrict's Yükseliş neighborhood at a middle school. According to the allegations, 7th-gradestudentY.E.K. (12)was about to enter the classroom afterthe breakwhen he was pushed by afemale student whostudiesin adifferent classand fell to the ground.Y.E.K.sustainedinjuries after hitting his neck on the marble floor. Following the incident, the mother and her son obtained a medical report for assault and went to the police station to file a complaint against the other party.Stating that the security cameraswere being reviewed, Filiz expressed that the footage confirmed her son's account. Mother
Çiğdem Filiz reacted to the situation, stating that she learnedher son was injuredonly when he was sent home by the school administration.Filiz, in herstatement regarding the incident,expressed heroutrage.She
demandedaccountabilityforIn the statement, "During the last break,myson was harassedby a female student at school, first by having herhair pulledand then by being slapped. My son was sitting in his place withoutany words,anyprovocation,or any argument, and he is the victim despite having done nothing wrong.And afterwards,he was pushed while entering the school, causingmy son to fallandhit his neck on the cornerofthe marble, resulting in an injury and a fracture.
And we are aggrieved by the irresponsibility of the school administration regarding this matter. I definitely think there was negligence.Ifmyson is harmed,I should be notified first. Due to the irresponsibilityand negligence of the school administration,my son was kept at school for an entire class period.After school ended, I was only called after my son had been sent home while crying and suffering from that pain," she said. Mother Filiz claimed that her son hadpreviously been subjected to peer bullying at school and that this situation had been taken to the judiciary,
stating, "We had previously filed a complaintwith our medical reports of assault and evidence, but we did not get any results."she said.Filiz added that she wantssimilar incidents not to happen againand
demands justice.for the school administration andeducators to take more effective measures andreceive training regarding peer bullying.