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Bullying
Helen Cooke: Subtle Bullying
Helen was born in 1969 in Surrey. She attended mainstream primary and secondary schools, going on to University from her Grammar school.
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Here Helen describes being bullied at school.
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The bullying that I had at Chartridge was very subtle bullying. I remember one day, we were all outside at the end of break and the kids would say 'Last ones in are spastic', so it's you know, a horrible old-fashioned word, and then I would be the last in and they'd say 'Well Helen's spastic anyway'.Explore more
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