"You're welcome for being brutally beaten," 12-year-old boy is raped at school

2025-03-18 21:26:00, Denoncim CNA

"You're welcome for being brutally beaten," 12-year-old boy is

Another case of bullying and violence is reported at the 9-year-old school "Kosova" in the center of Tirana. The mother of a 12-year-old boy says that for years her son has been bullied by his peers.

The most recent episode occurred on February 28, but the mother was unaware because the 12-year-old hid the violence for fear of it happening again. It was the parent of another child who alerted the mother, telling her that his son had been raped by 4-5 children with insults, kicks, and punches.

"I am the mother of a 12-year-old who studies at the 'Kosova' school. The case of bullying of our child began several years ago in elementary school and continues today, when they are in the seventh grade. On February 28, a very serious case of violence occurred. Someone pushed him, then kicked and punched him. It was a Friday, 5 minutes with bread in hand, and no one reacted. The boy did not tell because it was a repeated case, he was afraid of the crowd and the boy was closed. He comes home and complains about his arm, I ask him if anything had happened at school, 'he said no'. And he insisted on going to get an X-ray, while he never agrees to go to the doctor.

I didn't pay much attention to it. On Monday, a parent reported this violence that their child had shown them at school and no one informed me. A questionnaire was randomly made and the deputy principal randomly asked my child and said 'did you get caught', 'yes' she said 'because you mentioned your father's name', but she didn't tell her what violence he had suffered. On Tuesday, I was at work and the parent called me and said 'I reported it and nothing was done, did someone inform you, I said no. We didn't know anything, at that moment I started communicating with the boy about what had happened and then he started talking. He told me, the situation was more alarming, more serious. One had pushed him, then others had kicked and punched him. He had put his hand up to defend himself, he was holding his stomach and head with his hand. "I cried and couldn't get up, couldn't get the bread out of the square," says the 12-year-old's mother.

The woman says she took her son to the doctor and it turned out he had a broken forearm. Since the school didn't tell her anything, she called the police and the situation escalated.

"The child had pain in his forearm. We took him to the Trauma Hospital, the doctor told us that there was no fracture, but he was in pain from the fall. He gave us a bandage and some kind of gel to bandage it. I contacted the teacher, but no response. I reported it as a case, I suspect this and I want the police to be aware. The moment the police contacted them, the teacher in charge wrote to us that we had gone to the Ethics Commission. In reality, the same attitude was not being maintained, it was a provocation. It was useless and they closed the meeting with some kind of scenario. The school did not take any stance on what had happened, but the problem was us who had gone to the police," the complainant further says.

The 12-year-old himself also demonstrates the systematic violence.

"On Friday, I just opened the bread, because I was hungry, I went to throw the paper in the trash. The waiter starts pushing me, then some people gather and start kicking and punching me. Then I went to my desk, I felt like crying. They hurt my arm, my mom took me to the Trauma Hospital. I didn't complain, but it was more the stress because there are a lot of them, 4-5 people, and if I'm the only one out, it looks like I'm lying. Or I have that stress that makes me look like a spy, it started in the 2nd grade when I came, but it was less, then it started in the 4th grade as if the relationships calmed down a bit, while from the 5th-6th and now the 7th it has been worse. I have told my parents, but not all of them. I haven't met the psychologist about this case, because they don't react, they shut me down immediately. I have only told her once, which was the case that the parents also complained about, but I have said it before "They are groups, and it seems like I'm a liar. I'm afraid there will be consequences. I want to be protected by the school. To have a good time, to come to learn, not to put up with these guys who think they're gangstas," the 12-year-old confessed to the microphone of the "Stop" show.

The 12-year-old's mother is holding the teacher and security officer accountable for not informing her, but both of them justify their ignorance even though the other parent's message had signaled the situation.

Parent : Why didn't you tell me that the boy was abused, as the caretaker teacher?

Teacher Katerina Gjikoka : Why didn't I tell you?

Parent: Why didn't you let me know?

Teacher Katerina Gjikoka : Thanks to the latest information that I was informed about as a caretaker teacher, I have presented the situation within all institutions, within the school.

Parent: You didn't think it was necessary to notify me?

Teacher Katerina Gjikoka : Thanks to the conversation we had with the boy...

Parent: Yes, he denied the violence and you had enough, you didn't take him directly, come on quickly, because it's alarming and take him to a psychologist?

Teacher Katerina Gjikoka: We stopped because the indication was that there was only a parenthesis, that's all!

Parent: Did you get the message that he was brutally beaten? I got the message, you got the message, and the principal got the message!

Teacher Katerina Gjikoka : Absolutely, I don't deny the message! We have spoken, we have gathered all the instances, to continue the situation...

Parent: Isn't that enough to let me know?

Teacher Katerina Gjikoka: To find out what really happened! From the meeting that took place, we called the parents!

Parent : The parents were called to the police! Don't tell me the parents were called! They weren't called! The parents were called to the police! And the only problem, when I asked where Katerina was, where the security officer was, they told me: where you took them, to the police! To the police, there's no reason to feel sorry for you! As long as you get paid, you are responsible for my children, within these walls! Why didn't you let me know? You got a message saying you're going to be beaten up in a group!

Officer Blunilda Xhakani : Why didn't this parent come to inform us, please, but instead he sends messages?

Parent: But the parents are not available, come.

Officer Brunilda Xhakani: So that I can prove whether the child has lied to the parent or not, that the parent can watch Turkish soap operas even for text messages!

Parent: She said she would beat him, the boy refused and you didn't report him! What did the psychologist say when he hid the violence? Hide the violence Nathan, you didn't report the violence!

Teacher Katerina Gjikoka : If we go out, what happened and the situation with your husband...

Parent : With my husband… he has lost his temper, and you are responsible, that we cannot control ourselves! I wrote to the teacher in charge and the principal in shock and neither of them said a word. I am sorry that this happened, we will take measures, but you did not inform me when this happened, and even worse, when the child hid the violence./ tvklan.al