By Melissa Van Brunnersum For Mailonline
Published: 13:02 BST, 23 May 2019 | Updated: 13:02 BST, 23 May 2019
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A Swedish teacher and her students bullied one of their own pupils when she refused to skip school and participate in a climate protest.
The so-called ‘schools strike for climate’ movement was started in August 2018 by Greta Thunberg, a 15-year-old Swedish climate activist.
The high school management encouraged its students to take part.
The 'climate strikes' are inspired by 15-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg (pictured). Thunberg inspired many schools across Sweden to protest in front of Sweden's parliament
All but of one of students were eager to join in, according to magazine magazine Det Goda Samhället.
When the child said she did not wish to participate, the teacher became agitated and lectured her in front of the classroom that she should ‘think through her decisions carefully’.
Other students of the class then accused her of being a ‘climate denier’. The girl’s mother blames the teacher for inciting classroom bullying, and said she felt scared of how angry and uneasy the atmosphere quickly turned.
She said
