Traumatised 13-year-old girl 'attacked' by boy in a gender-neutral school toilet trends now
A traumatised girl of 13 says she dreads returning to school after being attacked by a boy in a gender-neutral toilet.
She was left battered and bruised after he tried to force his way into a cubicle to 'humiliate' her.
The girl, who does not wish to be named, was struck in the head by the swinging cubicle door in the tussle.
The incident sparked outrage among MPs and campaigners who lambasted Caludon Castle School in Coventry for a 'disgusting' lack of safeguarding.
Speaking for the first time since her ordeal last week, the victim said girls were forced to hold toilet doors closed while using them because the locks were kicked off by unruly boys. And the teenager said she feared returning to class following two days off.
Mother Gemma Brennan, 40, says she fears for her daughter while the gender-neutral loos remain in place, accusing the school of prioritising the needs of a tiny majority over the safety of girls
'I was embarrassed because I was with all my friends,' she added. 'All my mates were telling him to stop. I was holding the door closed, but a group of boys kept trying to force their way in. It's just scary.
'The toilets are open to everyone, the cubicles have doors, but the actual toilets don't. I don't have any privacy because everything is heard by everyone.'
She was taken to hospital where she had X-rays for a bruised arm and treatment for the wound to her forehead.
Her mother Gemma Brennan, 40, says she fears for her daughter while the gender-neutral loos remain in place, accusing the school of prioritising the needs of a tiny majority over the safety of girls.
'I'm absolutely horrified,' she added. 'When I saw her cut, I couldn't believe it. But I knew what it was straight away because I've been emailing the school about the toilet issue saying the locks are broken and that the girls can't go to the toilet in privacy.
'Neither can the boys. Girls and boys need separate toilets – it
