Family of schoolgirl livid after teacher 'misgendered' her
msn.comLondon. They have also demanded a meeting with the head of year over what they felt was "bullying. "Rae'An's mother, Rueanne, told The Mirror that she was told by the school that there had been a "misunderstanding" and that measures would be taken to ensure it wouldn't happen again.
Shanaé, 27, and Rae'An's older sister, said she was left "fuming" by the incident. She said: "I was fuming. But then I also felt hurt because anyone that knows me and my family, me and my sister, my sister is like my baby, we're so close.
I definitely feel like it's bullying. "My main thing when she started going into Year 7 was, 'I hope there's no bullies, I don't want my sister to deal with any bullies. ' She's such a kind-hearted person.
And it's harder for her to speak up about it because it's a teacher. "Rae'An's mother added: "Initially the teacher kept calling her Ryan and the first time she did that Rae'An put her hand up and told the teacher, 'my name is Rae'An. '"The teacher sort of let it go over her head, and every time it was a register call she was still calling her Ryan. "My children didn't tell me straight away because I was in hospital a lot over the last year.
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