The pupil bloodied and battered beyond recognition by teenage girls (Graphic photo)

[Honey]

Her face bloodied and battered, this is Bethany James, the latest victim of the pupil-on-pupil violence blighting Britain's schools.


The appalling injuries inflicted on the 15-year-old are shocking enough. But what is more horrifying is that they were the work of two teenage girls.
This photo of Bethany was taken in hospital by her mother, Tracey James, who said: 'The picture is shocking. I want people to know what the reality of bullying means.'
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Battered and bruised: Bethany in hospital in a photo taken by her mother



Bethany had been tormented by bullies at her school in Bradford, West Yorkshire, for four years – including being subjected to a torrent of insults and abusive text and internet messages.
But it was as she was leaving a video shop near her home in Undercliffe with friends on September 7 that she was beaten up.
She was kicked and punched to the ground by the girls, whom she recognised from school. They pulled her hair and stamped on her head as she lay helpless on the pavement.
One friend called her mother, who arrived in time to pull one of the girls away from Bethany and drive the injured girl to Bradford Royal Infirmary.
Mrs James, a 46-year-old hairdresser, and her husband Anthony rushed to the hospital.
Picked on: Bethany was bullied for four years


Mr James, 47, a telecoms engineer, said: 'It was horrific as a parent to see one of your children in a hospital bed covered in blood. I couldn't believe it. It was only when I got to the hospital that I realised the full extent of the attack.'

Mrs James added: 'I've never seen anything like it. One of the doctors said she looked like she'd been in a car crash.
'Her nose was split open, her mouth had been kicked and her braces caused lacerations, her lips were badly swollen, she was covered in blood, it was all over her clothes, and lumps of her hair were missing.'
Mrs James claimed teachers had failed to put a stop to the repeated bullying endured by her daughter at Immanuel CE Community College in Thackley.
She said: 'I've been to the school on at least six occasions to tell them Bethany was being bullied, but it has continued.
'Since the attack she has been going to school for only two hours a day in the isolation unit, while these girls carry on as normal. The school wants her back in class as soon as possible, but who wants to go back to these animals?'
Two weeks on, Bethany is still in pain. She said: 'My nose is still bruised and hurts at the top. I'm too embarrassed to go out.'
Police said two girls have been questioned as witnesses but no arrests have been made. Chris Robinson, deputy head at Immanuel College, said: 'Any bullying that the college becomes aware of is dealt with in a robust manner supported by the additional care we show for each other through our strong Christian ethos.'

The pupil bloodied and battered beyond recognition by teenage girls | the Daily Mail

[sweet and sexy]

Wow, poor little girl. How awful.

Originally Posted by Honey

Police said two girls have been questioned as witnesses but no arrests have been made. Chris Robinson, deputy head at Immanuel College, said: 'Any bullying that the college becomes aware of is dealt with in a robust manner supported by the additional care we show for each other through our strong Christian ethos.

Nice ethos. Can't believe girls did this.

[Grimmlok]

Kinda looks like Pete Burns in that shot..

[celeb_2006]

Sad to see young violence so endemic around the world. Wonder what made them pick on her?

[Sojiita]

This kind of thing is so common here that it would not be as newsworthy. I guess other nations are sinking to our level in regards to this.

[nwgirl]

See...this kind of shit would be the crap that would make me want to sit in bushes and pick these bullies off with a rifle. Who the fuck does this to someone else? And I can't even imagine what the parents of the accused are telling themselves right now to somehow make this the fault of anyone else's but their little darlings.

[Mel1973]

lots of people do this to other people. ask any of us that have kids. my son is 9 and some of the things he comes home and tells me is shocking. it's sad when you have to worry about something like this happening to your child for no other reason than they are viewed as "weaker" than some others. I don't really understand it because I wasn't bullied in school and was a scrapper if anyone tried it but my son isn't and he gets shit at school. and let me tell you, heaven forbid you be a chubby kid, those kids get the shit kicked out of them and teased unmercifully.

And as far as these people from that school dealing with bullying in a robust manner, if that's the case why are the bullies still attending school on a regular basis and the bullied girl is only going 2 hours a day and staying in isolation?

[Grimmlok]

I say if your kid is being picked on in a physical manner you toss his ass into martial arts lessons.

That way he can defend himself quickly, powerfully but with the restraint and knowledge on how to apply it.

[Mel1973]

Nobody hits my kid. Martial arts isn't a bad idea but I don't want my kid doing this type of shit to other kids either.

[Grimmlok]

It's self defense. That is generally tought as the paramount lesson in a reputable class. That if walking away, verbally settling the issue and whatever else does not work he has this resource to pull upon should it come down to either defending himself or looking like Mrs. Pulpface up there.

Of course, if your kid is a bastard and is likely to go aound karate chopping people for fun, might not be the best idea..

[Just Kill Me]

I totally see my son being a karate chopping bastard; of course it would only be in defense of potential pulpfaces.

[piperdiva]

My son was bullied years ago. I put him in tae kwon do. He now has a 2nd degree black belt, and no one messes with him.

[WitchHazelEyed]

Damn. The bitchy girls from my school days were entirely content with only inflicting emotional damage.

[DitaPage*]

That is just AWFUL. What the hell are they going to do about this? I was this girls mother i dont know how i would be able to control myself, i'd want to shoot these highschool bitches in the face.

[MrsDark]

Originally Posted by Mel1973

Nobody hits my kid. Martial arts isn't a bad idea but I don't want my kid doing this type of shit to other kids either.

I can understand that, but believe it or not, it's usually the martial arts kids who have more restraint because they are generally taught much more in martial arts than just how to kick ass. Being able to discipline oneself is a very good thing for a kid to learn. It'll result in a kid who receives more respect from others...peers and adults...along with him having more respect for others.

Kids have always been shorter on impulse control by nature, and nowadays with less adults who care enough to take the time to teach them self-control (and for that matter, fewer adults who have mastered this themselves), something like participation in martial arts can be invaluable for their development (especially in the self-esteem dept.).