Kicked, barged, taunted: Desperate Sydney mum’s bullying plea

A desperate Sydney mother is calling on other parents to step up and speak out on school bullying before it’s too late.

A desperate Sydney mother says her daughter has been kicked, barged, taunted with videos her bullies made and told to kill herself has urged other parents to step up and speak out before it’s too late.

The bullying got so bad in the fourth term last year that the mum found herself at the primary school in western Sydney every single day, demanding action to protect her daughter whose mental health was deteriorating.

SnapChat video allegedly created by girls bullying their peer. Picture: Supplied

She is speaking up in the wake of the death last year of 12-year-old Charlotte O’Brien whose case had striking similarities.

The mum says the government’s national bullying policy - announced in response to the Sunday Telegraph’s documentary Charlotte’s Wish - can’t come soon enough.

“I want every parent to speak out for the sake of their children being bullied before there are any more deaths,” she said.

“When I saw the videos that were made about my doctor and posted online I went to the police, but they said that because of their age they don’t have the mentality to understand their actions and they couldn’t do much other than talk to them.”

The Sunday Telegraph has seen the social media posts calling the girl “a fake bitch” and “attention seeker” and a song saying “sick of your voice, sick of your face, sick of your name”.

Charlotte O'Brien, a year 7 student at Santa Sabina College in Strathfield, tragically died by suicide in 2024. Picture Supplied by her family.

Charlotte O'Brien with baby brother Will. Picture: Supplied

There are also photos of the writing on the school toilet walls.

The Telegraph chose not to identify the girl, to protect her from any backlash.

Her mum said she also presented the principal and deputy principal with the videos and photos.

“It just kept escalating to the point one of the girls started kicking her, shoulder barging her, pulling a chair out from under her. Then someone wrote in toilets for my daughter to go kill herself.

“She was struggling, her mental health started going down, she was getting anxiety and lashing out at home. She is now seeing a psychologist.”

Worried for her daughter, the mum gave her a phone to take to school.

“She was sitting in the toilets messaging me and she would tell me when things happened.”

“Everyone kept making excuses for these girls who were in the same year and the year below and these girls never faced any consequences whatsoever.”

The mum said the bullying had stopped this year, with her daughter going to high school, and the staff there laying down the repercussions for any such behaviour.

But the girls still in primary school were continuing their taunts when she was around the school with her mum to pick up and drop off her sibling.

Writing on the school toilet walls. Picture: Supplied

“I’m speaking out because I just want this to stop. It’s happening so much and we all need to stand up for our kids.”

“Bullying should not be tolerated.”

A NSW Department of Education spokeswoman said: “The school has zero tolerance for any form of anti-social behaviour and immediately acts on all reports of bullying.

“The incidents were all thoroughly investigated and appropriate disciplinary action was taken by the school.

“The school, the student’s current high school and the department have worked closely with the student and family to address their concerns and provide extensive and ongoing learning and wellbeing support.”

NSW Police told the Sunday Telegraph a report was made to police on October 29 last year concerning behaviour of a number of children at a primary school in Fairfield.

“Youth Officers attached to Fairfield City Police Area Command were advised of the incident; however, at the time no offences were detected,” a police spokesman said.

“The matter was also reported to the school concerned and police were satisfied they were dealing with the incident internally.

“The Youth Liaison Officer at Fairfield City Police Area Command works closely with primary and secondary schools within the command to complement their internal policies surrounding negative student behaviour. “There has been regular interaction between the youth liaison officer and the school principal at this school including attendance at parent forums regarding cyber safety and bullying.”

Originally published as Kicked, barged, taunted: Desperate Sydney mum’s bullying plea