This is yet another tragedy linked to school bullying which has aroused strong reactions! On May 12, 2023 in Pas-de-Calais, a 13-year-old schoolgirl named Lindsay ended her life. For several months, the teenager had been harassed within her establishment. Worried, his mother had alerted the National Education. A few days after his suicide as pointed out Franceinfo, the public prosecutor of Béthune made it known that “four miners” were charged with school harassment leading to suicide. And one “major” For “death threats”.
According to the rectorate of the Lille academy, Lindsay was educated at the Bracke-Desrousseaux college in Vendin-le-Vieil. At the microphone of RTL last Thursday, Betty, her mother lifted the veil on her ordeal. Since the start of the school year, the teenager suffered from “repeated insults” in progress… But also on “social networks”.“Lindsay was pretty, flirtatious, she had everything going for her!”, she confided to our colleagues from The voice of the North. To his eyes, “jealousy” of his comrades would be the main cause of their actions.
Despite her interviews with the psychologist and numerous reports to academic services, Lindsay ended up sinking under the helpless gaze of those around her. In shock, Betty wants to raise public awareness on the subject: “I thought it had calmed down. But she continued to be harassed day and night! She was exhausted!” This Monday, May 29, 2023, Cyril Hanouna invited her with her companion on the set of Do not touch My TV.
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On the air, the producer wanted to salute the memory of their daughter. With his notoriety, the ex-acolyte of Matthieu Delormeau hopes to make things happen. “The harassment started in September last year, it went crescendo”, claimed Betty’s husband. “It was small insults, bullying and as the year went on, it started to get worse…”. At worst, Lindsay would have quickly alerted her parents to the situation.
“What did she tell you? […] At the very beginning what was it? We really want to understand.” added Cyril Hanouna. “We really want all the families watching us tonight to understand how it can start, how it can degenerate […] Especially so that it doesn’t happen again “. “They made fun of her all the time, about her looks, insults, it was all the time ‘you’re fat’ […]. They ridiculed her all the time […] in front of everybody “, indicated Betty, specifying that “third grade girls” had taken a liking to her.
According to her, the mother of one of her daughter’s stalkers even threatened her: “An accident quickly occurred”, would have received by message Lindsay. In the midst of the turmoil, the victim’s parents felt neglected by the teaching staff and other organizations. “Lindsay went to the principal, she said, ‘Sir, they’re still […] he told her, ‘everything is noted. It stays between us, you don’t tell anyone.” confessed the father of the family. “In her farewell letter, she does say that she asked the director for help and […] who did not help him […]… He didn’t want to listen to her”, concluded his wife not without emotion.
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“Insults about her physique (…) She was being ridiculed”Harassment: The cry from the heart of Lindsay’s family, who committed suicide at 13. #TPMPpic.twitter.com/6nN413FJxV
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“They continue to insult my daughter when she is no longer there”Bullying: The cry from the heart of the family of Lindsay, who committed suicide at 13. #TPMPpic.twitter.com/BXfmCQhEqt
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“We don’t understand (…) We were let go”Bullying: The cry from the heart of Lindsay’s family, who committed suicide at 13. #TPMPpic.twitter.com/RFLmYSKT7z
— TPMP (@TPMP) May 29, 2023