Following the incident that surfaced with the Queenstown Secondary School student of Venezuelan lineage who was assaulted by her colleagues, a Venezuelan mother has decided to speak out about her own children being bullied.
According to Yuleidy María Castillo Gómez, one of the parents who have been affected by the violence and lack of discipline at Queenstown and other schools in Georgetown, she is fearful for her children when she sends them to school.
“What was once a dream for me has turned into a nightmare, a fear that I live with every day after leaving my children alone and unprotected at school without my protection. For a long time, I have seen horrifying videos of fights that are becoming more frequent within the Queenstown institution where my daughter studies. It is a school without rules, discipline, norms, or respect. My daughter [ who is 15 and in year three] has been a victim of bullying and discrimination many times at school,” Gómez said.