A young woman was left with memories flooding back when she heard the shocking news about boys being suspended for rating their female classmates, as she was left ‘broken’ due to a similar incident
Most of us know how horrifying high school can be – whether that’s first hand, or through someone we’re close to.
However, when one young woman found herself at the centre of a shocking school list scandal, it left her broken, and feeling worthless – and she was even threatened that she wouldn’t be able to graduate because of the fallout from the scenario.
Pheveya, 20, a popular Australian influencer, opened up about her horrific ordeal after she heard about a vile list created by boys from Melbourne private school, Yarra Valley Grammar, which included ratings of their female classmates.
The disgraceful ratings ranked girls as “wifeys”, “cuties”, “mid”, “object”, “get out”, and “unr*pable”. Two of the four boys involved in creating the document were expelled, with the other two suspended and subject to further disciplinary action, according to News.com.au.
But Pheveya wasn’t shocked by this behaviour, as she went through something eerily similar four years previous to this, and it made her feel “degraded”.
She explained that in the cruel rankings she experienced, the boys labelled her as a “sl*t”, saying that she was “tormented, humiliated, harassed and emotionally abused” by the boys – but she claimed that her school did nothing.
She said that she felt “devalued”, telling News.com.au: “The once happy, cheerful, loud student, became a teary-eyed, quiet, miserable one. I felt defeated, I felt bruised from the inside out.”
She even shared that she suffered from anxiety and depression because of the situation, but was allegedly told that “boys will be boys”. Her school did take some steps to make things easier for her, for example, she was given a note to say she could go to the counsellor’s office if she was feeling overwhelmed – but she said that some teachers would still deny her this.
Pheveya now realises that none of this should have happened, nor was any of it her fault. By the end of Year 12, her family was pulled into a meeting with the school and she thought they were finally going to do something about the bullying, however, she was told that if she missed another class she wouldn’t graduate – despite the fact the school knew why her attendance wasn’t 100%.
She’s now calling for “harsher punishments” for those who engage in bullying and misogynistic behaviour. “As a community, we should come together to recognise the horrid behaviour that happens in high school and the ongoing implications it has on our lives”, she shared.
If you or someone you know is being bullied, call the National Bullying Helpline on: 0300 323 0169. If you’ve been a victim of rape or sexual assault, call Rape Crisis England’s support line on: 0808 500 2222. You can also access mental health charity Mind’s abuse information here.
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