Oswestry wheelchair athlete a ‘victim of bullying’
Thursday 13th October 2011, 2:50PM BST.
The family of a wheelchair-bound teenager with dreams of representing his country at the Paralympics say they have taken him out of Oswestry School because of bullying and inadequate facilities.
Allegations that 16-year-old Charlie Fryer-Stevens was subjected to bullying at the school have been made to police and governors. His parents have claimed he has been subjected physical and verbal abuse.
They say he has been suffering from panic attacks as a result.
But school bosses said today although are taking the allegation ‘very, very seriously’, they have found no evidence of any bullying.
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I have yet to hear of any school in the united kingdom who accept they have any form of bullying issues. I would also say many schools pay just lip service to students with special needs or entertain the group simply for extra funding , cruel but very true.
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