Holland Park School in the news again but for all the right reasons this time. Great journalism @schooltruth Thank you for exposing serious failings at Holland Park School and keeping them in the news. https://t.co/vE2Y7OwvY7
The first in a series of student and ex-student testimonies we would like to share. For information about these testimonies, please refer to the disclaimer.
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@laurakirsop To loose control like this once is pretty pathetic. To do it often is disgusting. For multiple members of staff to do this every day to targeted students is organised child abuse.
@oldandrewuk@SamuelVimes10@schooltruth@H_P_S_Official@guardian Rather than explaining to you, I suggest you read:
a. The open letter
b. The two Guardian articles
c. The testimonies provided by students on twitter & in comment sections on the collective's instagram
e. The soon to be published testimonies on the student website.
Thanks
@oldandrewuk@schooltruth How about.. uh, I dunno... 'these allegations will be taken seriously' or 'we will be launching an investigation' or 'we are the responsible body and therefore will do something' ...? And not really a social media witch hunt - more like abused children speaking out.
Genuinely puzzled about why the leadership of @H_P_S_Official governing body doesn’t at least acknowledge the ex students concerns following my @guardian story this week.
@RBKC must remove Di Donaldson from power. HPS students are attesting to her abusive behaviour, so why does she work in safeguarding? It is bad enough that she was allowed to flourish under the leadership of Colin Hall - but there, abuse was openly encouraged. Are you the same?
I am so sorry this happened to you. Sadly, Di Donaldson is now 'Safeguarding Lead for Schools and Education' at RBKC. Who do we turn to when the people who are meant to protect us are set on harming us? Please consider sumbitting a testimony to @StudentCollect3. Solidarity❤️
@cryingminmo @ex_hps had a very similar experience coming out as a trans student in 2012/13 or so to donaldson. faced homophobic + transphobic abuse from her and the "counsellor". the way the school treats minorities is absolutely disgusting and unacceptable.
@cryingminmo @ex_hps had a very similar experience coming out as a trans student in 2012/13 or so to donaldson. faced homophobic + transphobic abuse from her and the "counsellor". the way the school treats minorities is absolutely disgusting and unacceptable.
None of this is done at Holland Park School. The SLT use uniform policing as a thin veil to cover their desire to make children feel ashamed of their bodies. Girls who rolled up their skirts are likened to prostitutes, bellowed at, publicly named and shamed. It's a disgrace.