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In Normandy, bikers ride for the victims of school bullying. Men and women, all volunteers within an association, created three years ago by a young woman from Ouisthreham.
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It is an unusual gathering, to say the least, which took place at the exit of a college in Caen. About twenty bikers came from all over Calvados to support Lilou, 11, a sixth-grader, a victim of bullying since the start of the school year. ” I was scared, I had a headache, I had a stomach ache, I went to school backwards »Says the young schoolgirl. His father called on the Norman association Stor Börn, founded in 2018 to help harassed children.
The association relies on the somewhat intimidating image of bikers and their leather outfits to mark the attackers. ” It impresses the children who are not very nice, they realize that there are people and that the victim, she is not alone, she is well surrounded »Explains Philippe Langlais, a volunteer biker. A message sent to abusers to discourage them from continuing their harassment. For the president of the association, Roxy, this kind of action also helps to restore the victims’ confidence. ” When we act for these kind of children, it is because they are on the verge of suicide, we are there to comfort them and make them understand that they are not alone and that they can count on us for everything. moment ”
The association also encourages families who ask them to file a complaint or file a handrail. Its members travel on a voluntary basis. It is possible to make contact via their facebook page. Other actions are planned in the department in the coming weeks. For three years, the association has claimed more than fifteen gatherings organized in this way in front of schools in the region.