A 12-year-old college girl ended her life after weeks of school bullying. His family is trying to warn about this scourge that has raged since the start of the school year.
Yet another new case. Last Thursday, a 12-year-old girl named Chanel committed suicide at her home, in the town of Frévent (Pas de Calais). The reason ? The young girl was the victim of school bullying, which has spread en masse since the start of the school year and which mainly targets students born in 2010.
Contacted by France Blue, her big sister Lindsay says that Chanel “Cried easily” to go to college. “She said she had back pain but it was often an excuse not to go to school, especially to sport, because many children did not want to participate with her”. According to her, her little sister’s days seemed to go better in the days before her death. “She was slack, for her school was hard, but now it’s been a week since everything was going well.”
On Facebook, Chanel’s mother explains that her daughter “Suffered harassment” since the start of the school year in September. “It doesn’t just happen with other people. Parents, family, friend, keep a close eye. Not enough prevention in schools, colleges and high schools ”, she wrote in a message posted on the social network. She assures him, the death of her daughter “Will not go unpunished”. For now, the family of Chanel has not announced if it will file a complaint.
The number 3114 can now be reached continuously
This Wednesday, October 6, his relatives will organize a rally in front of his college. An online prize pool has also been launched to support them. “In these terrible times, let us show the Chanel family that we are united and think of them. The prize pool collected will be donated to help her mother and her family. Rest in peace Chanel. May your rest be eternal ”, can we read in the description of the pot.
Since October 1, the Government has set up 3114, a national suicide prevention number accessible 24/7 and managed by professionals. For children victims of bullying at school, who would be around 700,000 according to data from the National Education website, there is the national number 3020, also managed by professionals.