EXCLUSIVE
A concerned parent has spoken out about unruly classes and classroom bullying allegedly taking place at her children’s school in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
A young girl in her son’s class at Darlinghurst Public School was allegedly subjected to vicious harassment by a male year four student in October.
The nine-year-old girl was left traumatized by the alleged incident and has since left the school.
Furious parents accuse the school of sweeping the incident under the carpet.
‘He [allegedly] said something along the lines of ‘Jospeh [name of student changed] wants to suck your breasts,” one mother recalled.
‘If that was my daughter I would be beside myself, there was absolutely no duty of care for her.
‘Forced to sit in class with the perpetrator for the rest of the day – humiliated; and the situation worsened for her; just like most victims of sexual violence feel.”
‘Darlo [Darlinghurst Public School] handled the situation poorly, a box was ticked and then swept under the carpet.’
A year four student is alleged to have made inappropriate comments to a nine-year-old girl at Darlinghurst Public School (pictured) in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
The girl was traumatized by alleged mean comments from a male colleague (stock image)
A number of parents claimed the male student was not punished and was instead given a ‘reflection sheet’.
The NSW Department of Education insisted the school reprimanded the boy for his behaviour.
‘The school took immediate action after learning that an inappropriate comment had been made and offered support to the female student. The other student was disciplined appropriately,” a spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia.
“The school has communicated with the parents of both students about what happened and what actions were taken.”
The girl’s parents declined to comment when contacted by Daily Mail Australia.
But the concerned mother who spoke out claimed that the beloved community school, which previously had and now has a great reputation unruly classrooms and bullying on the schoolyard.
‘There is such a culture at school: no accountability, no punishment. Bullying has gotten out of hand and teachers are often too inexperienced to deal with it,” she claimed.
Mother claims beloved community school now has unruly classrooms and bullying in the schoolyard (stock image)
‘The school is too tolerant of bad behavior and as a result teachers and local children are leaving in droves.
“Enrolments have been steadily declining since pre-Covid.”
The school’s motto is “Strive to Achieve,” according to its website.
“Teachers at Darlinghurst Public School are committed to teaching a broad and balanced curriculum and to meeting the educational, emotional and social needs of all students,” the website says.
‘Darlinghurst Public School is a safe environment where students are engaged and challenged.’