Is not easy to survive in RGS

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An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:

Like Ms Cheryl Tan, I left Raffles Girls' School for psychological reasons ("Former RGS student claims she was bullied, sues school"; Thursday).

My parents were kind enough to send me overseas to continue my studies after I suffered depression as a direct result of the treatment I received at RGS.

Many people have said that Ms Tan is making a mountain out of a molehill and that the bullying she experienced was nothing more than "CCA (co-curricular activity) drama".

I, too, experienced such drama.
When a group of your seniors impersonates someone else on social media in order to get you to confide your secrets to them, sends you an e-mail claiming that you didn't get into a certain CCA, and encourages ostracism against you from your own peers, you are placed in such a position that "drama" no longer sufficiently describes the level of anguish and mental suffering experienced.

I, too, was an active member of the RGS community. I roared out the Rafflesian cheers, I participated in the gruelling leadership camps and interviews, and I did well academically.

Yet, my self-esteem was beaten down by the system.

Ms Tan has set a precedent, but she has made herself heard, that bullying does happen in schools in Singapore and should not be taken lightly.

Khoo Kar Mun (Miss)

Australia


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