I walked into school and a group of boys started making tit jokes and whistling at me. They were so bad at whistling one of them brought an actual whistle. It made me feel uncomfortable. Fortunately, at that moment the bell rang.
Late that day a boy in my form class, while he was walking past me and touched the side of my breast. I reported it to my teacher but she said it must have been an accident. I wasn’t surprised. My school never takes this stuff seriously.
Optional: What’s one way you think we can make public places safer for everyone?
Make anti-street harassment lessons compulsory as part of PSHE/Sex ed.
– E
Location: Schoolyard
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