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School should be a safe haven when life at home is unbearable. I have enough going on in my life to deal with, but school has become no better. I go to a small catholic school and, as most teenagers do, spend most of my time there. All i seem to be able to do is cry or get angry. I feel like school escalates the situation even further.
I was raped as a small child and sexually assaulted a few years ago also by my grandfather. While working hard to overcome this, I needed therapy to deal with it. My parents know that i was sexually assaulted a few years ago. I asked for therapy, but they said your not crazy, talk to us. My parents constantly verbally abuse me and have since as long as I can remember.
I went to my school counselor about getting therapy through the school. My counselor was at first very understanding. She listened and attempted to comfort me, but I felt like there was no action or follow through. She mentioned that I could see a counselor at school with parental permission. She called my parents. They were very rude to her never calling back after the initial phone call or responding to notes sent home. When I came home that day, I was bombarded with questions and criticized.
When I took gym, we had square dancing in our curriculum. I did not wish to dance because my abuse was in the form of "dancing" in front of my entire family, and no one helped me or saved me. Of course, after explaining this to my teacher, I needed a parent note to opt out of this lesson. Again, I get screamed at when I get home for asking and end up doing the lesson with tears in my eyes.
The subject manner of my classes turned to the subjects of sexuality and rape. The one book we read contained a monster who admired a woman's beauty. She spread her legs in front of the whole mead hall and was cured after seeing between. Also, we read another book in class that mentioned a knight raping a virgin. I feel that these subjects in the classroom without an escape creates no way out for victims. Many other subjects in class have upset me. Some of them are just weird and unique to me, but I feel like my school is insensitive to those who have experienced it.
The catholic church each year shows a video in class that talks about sexual harassment and how they are so great at preventing it. They are apparently there in times of need. I cannot watch that video any longer or look at my schools sexual harassment policy. It is all lies. My teacher has been touching me and making inappropriate comments and staring for 2 years. I mentioned 3 different events to the principal,administrator of student affairs, and my guidance counselor. He is still a teacher here at my school and continues to make me uncomfortable. After this, he did not get anything more than spoken to about it. They called my parents to alert them about the situation though. They stated that I was overreacting. My school said that I could not go to counseling for this without parental permission.
Nothing can be done in this school without parental permission. I wish that they accepted that not all parents have their child's best interests in mind. I begged to get help to be healthy and fix my addictions and pain and eating disorder, but they did not allow it. I wish my school would understand that my parents need to be left out of my affairs.
I have found a place for therapy, but it is too expensive. I can only go a couple times a year. My parents do not know and refuse to pay. I feel scared in my total environment.
I was raped as a small child and sexually assaulted a few years ago also by my grandfather. While working hard to overcome this, I needed therapy to deal with it. My parents know that i was sexually assaulted a few years ago. I asked for therapy, but they said your not crazy, talk to us. My parents constantly verbally abuse me and have since as long as I can remember.
I went to my school counselor about getting therapy through the school. My counselor was at first very understanding. She listened and attempted to comfort me, but I felt like there was no action or follow through. She mentioned that I could see a counselor at school with parental permission. She called my parents. They were very rude to her never calling back after the initial phone call or responding to notes sent home. When I came home that day, I was bombarded with questions and criticized.
When I took gym, we had square dancing in our curriculum. I did not wish to dance because my abuse was in the form of "dancing" in front of my entire family, and no one helped me or saved me. Of course, after explaining this to my teacher, I needed a parent note to opt out of this lesson. Again, I get screamed at when I get home for asking and end up doing the lesson with tears in my eyes.
The subject manner of my classes turned to the subjects of sexuality and rape. The one book we read contained a monster who admired a woman's beauty. She spread her legs in front of the whole mead hall and was cured after seeing between. Also, we read another book in class that mentioned a knight raping a virgin. I feel that these subjects in the classroom without an escape creates no way out for victims. Many other subjects in class have upset me. Some of them are just weird and unique to me, but I feel like my school is insensitive to those who have experienced it.
The catholic church each year shows a video in class that talks about sexual harassment and how they are so great at preventing it. They are apparently there in times of need. I cannot watch that video any longer or look at my schools sexual harassment policy. It is all lies. My teacher has been touching me and making inappropriate comments and staring for 2 years. I mentioned 3 different events to the principal,administrator of student affairs, and my guidance counselor. He is still a teacher here at my school and continues to make me uncomfortable. After this, he did not get anything more than spoken to about it. They called my parents to alert them about the situation though. They stated that I was overreacting. My school said that I could not go to counseling for this without parental permission.
Nothing can be done in this school without parental permission. I wish that they accepted that not all parents have their child's best interests in mind. I begged to get help to be healthy and fix my addictions and pain and eating disorder, but they did not allow it. I wish my school would understand that my parents need to be left out of my affairs.
I have found a place for therapy, but it is too expensive. I can only go a couple times a year. My parents do not know and refuse to pay. I feel scared in my total environment.
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