My 15 year old daughter attends a well performing state school. She works hard, is a high achiever and hopes to become a doctor. She recently received a letter from school congratulating her on her performance and letter her know that, as a special reward, she could have a make up lesson. She was upset and demoralised but school just thought we were making a fuss when we complained.
She is also being hassled by a group of ‘anti feminist’ boys to the extent that they disrupt many classes, get in the way of her study and discourage her for signing up to initiatives such as ‘this Girl Can’. She reported it to her form teacher who escalated it to the deputy head. When she was summoned to discuss it they told her it was probably just because the boys had a crush on her so she should ignore it. She challenged that boys shouldn’t be allowed to grow up thinking that it is acceptable to be aggressive and disparaging to people whom they find attractive. To date, no action has been taken.