Question Posted Wednesday November 6 2013, 12:18 pm
Ever since I started Highschool I've been kept on being bullied, sweared at, almost raped, and when I tell me teachers, they say "Say no!" This boy in year 11 keeps on raping me and saying "Let's have sex in the bathroom" and I scream and run. In primary school, there was a bunch of lez who kept trying to kiss me, and then the teachers in primary school was saying "they just trying to be your friend, playing around" but they once tried to pull my trouses down and I've been so nervous everyday that my attendance is like 10% please someone help me! D; I wanna learn, and have a good time, P.S I am a girl 14 years old
adviceman49 answered Thursday November 7 2013, 10:48 am: First: If the teachers are not protecting you then you, while in school go directly to the school principal. You should have also told your parents for they have a right to know you are being sexually harassed in school and nothing is being done about it. If your school has a Police resource Officer hool you can go directly to the Officer for help.
Second: You need to just what the definition of Rape is.
Rape: is when someone has actually forced you or attempted to force you to engage in a sexual act with them. This would be actual intercourse, oral sex, fingering you or touching you in sexual places without your permission.
Sexual Harassment: Is what you are describing. Attempting to kiss you without your permission, asking you to go into the bathroom for sex, being bullied or teased in a sexual manner is sexual harassment. This is illegal just as rape is.
Not knowing the difference between sexual harassment and rape could be why the teachers are ignoring your complaints. They should not be; as both are illegal and you deserve to be protected from both in or out of school.
Now that I've explained the difference you need to tell your parents what is happening. You need to tell them that you told the teachers you were being raped when in actuality you were being harassed and this may be why they ignored you. Your parents need to know this as it makes a difference in how they wish to proceed.
Once you have fully explained to your parents what is going one then they can decide to either call the police and make a police report allowing the police to investigate. Or they can call the principal and have a meeting with him or her and have the school investigate and handle to situation internally.
Most important is to understand what has and is happening to you at school. Sexual harassment and rape are not synonymous. They are both serious charges and need to be reported and corrected properly. [ adviceman49's advice column | Ask adviceman49 A Question ]
lightoftruth answered Wednesday November 6 2013, 10:45 pm: You need to talk to people who will listen to you.
Make sure you tell your parents. Your parents can also go to the school and talk to the principal.
You also should talk to the school counselor.
You obviously should say no, but you shouldn't have to fear for your safety and it's wrong of teachers to not take a stand and help you.
Xui answered Wednesday November 6 2013, 9:07 pm: The first people you should tell is your parents, Not a school teacher. If the teachers don't listen, Tell a counselor or a school principal your situation.
Nobody should ever fear for their safety and especially at a place where you are there for an education. Tell someone who will do something to help you. [ Xui's advice column | Ask Xui A Question ]
Dragonflymagic answered Wednesday November 6 2013, 8:10 pm: YOu havent told the right people yet. Teachers should take it seriously and alert the principal and school counselors but when they don't, you should go straight to the principal.
If teacher think 'Saying no" is the answer, either your school is out in the hicks somewhere and choosing to follow their own rules or they've chosen to blatantly go against the
rather than those of the school board.
This is something your parents need to know. It doesnt reflect on you, you've done nothing to deserve this. If your parents don't take you seriously, talk to an auntie or grandma
and also call these people:
Prevent Child Abuse America
1-800-CHILDREN
If there is a more specific agency in your own state to be in contact with for help, then get that number and call. If the boy who is harrassing you isn't stopped, he will continue to do the same growing up to become a rapist of adult women as well. Right now he is guilty of rape.
The girls who have gone after you are not only guilty of Sexual harassment but possibly sexual assault with trying to kiss, strip you and finger you.
The reason they keep doing it and getting bolder is because they haven't been caught. If you say nothing it can only get worse. [ Dragonflymagic's advice column | Ask Dragonflymagic A Question ]
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