A 13-year-old British girl who is 6 feet 4 inches tall has been excused from school because of the stress from being bullied for her height.
Caroline Stillman, who has been diagnosed with Marfan syndrome — a hereditary condition that affects the skeleton, eyes, heart, blood vessels, nervous system, skin and lungs — says she has been bullied relentlessly because of her height, the Daily Telegraph reported Saturday.
I am angry and want justice because the people who have done this are still there and getting their education, she said. They would call me names like giraffe, lanky bitch, tree, long-legged bitch, trampy giant. One day two girls held me down while another stuck chewing gum in my hair.
Stillman has been excused from school until the end of March and is receiving weekly counseling sessions, but her parents do not think it is safe for her to go to school.
Even when Stillman is out of school the bullying — including threats — continues via Internet chat rooms, the newspaper said. Police said they were investigating.
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