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Threats from girl in my street

Dear Liz
I'm aged 14 and I'm not getting bullied at school but I get threats from an older girl who goes to my school and who lives in my street. We used to be really friendly but we fell out. I get nasty calls on my phone and takeaways and taxis sent to our house. I know she and her friends are behind it because sometimes she's said things in the text messages that only she would know. Do you think the school will do anything about her if my mum complains?
Sarah

Hello Sarah
Schools don't usually do anything about bullying off the premises, that's because a High Court case a few years ago said they didn't have to, so although this girl goes to your school it's unlikely that the head teacher will want to get involved.

The police are the best people to help here. If you get any more offensive or threatening texts don't reply to them but save them and ask your parents to contact the police. Sending these sorts of messages can be two types of offence. They might contravene telecommunications law and if this is part of a campaign of problems the calls could also amount to harassment.

If your parents take your phone to the police they can find out from your mobile phone firm where the messages came from. It can be time consuming for the police to do this but if there are a lot of messages then it's worth asking them to put a stop to it. Another way to stop the problem is for you to change your mobile phone SIM card.
Liz

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