School district 'told girl, 13, to get a breast reduction' after she was sexually harassed by classmates



A Missouri mother was shocked to hear an official at her daughter's school district suggest that the 13-year-old get a breast reduction surgery to stop other classmates from bullying her.



Tammie Jackson, of Moline Acres in the suburbs of St Louis, said that her daughter, Gabrielle, has been sexually harassed by fellow classmates at Central Middle School because of her large breasts.



When the mother called the Riverview Gardens School District to complain about the bullying, she was shocked by the advice she has received.



Outrage: Tammie Jackson, seen in the background, shows a photo of her 13-year-old daughter, Gabrielle, who has been bullied in school over her large breasts

Odd response: Jackson said then when she called Riverview Gardens School District to complain about the bullying in Central Middle School, she was told that her daughter should get a breast reduction surgery

According to Jackson, a district representative told her that while her 13-year-old daughter could be transferred to another school, her breasts are so large that she will always be teased.



The woman then allegedly suggested a solution to the problem: that Gabrielle undergo a surgery to reduce her cup size.



'It makes me feel like now you are telling me it's my fault, it's God's fault the way he made her,' Jackson told Fox 2.





School Superintendent Clive Coleman told Fox 2 that officials are planning to counsel students to resolve the bullying issue and build self-esteem.



As to the breast reduction comments, Coleman said the district is still investigation the allegations, but he believes there might have been a miscommunication.

Jackson, left, said that school officials should be teaching children to accept the physical changes that are happening in their bodies rather then mocking her daughter, right



Meanwhile, Jackson said that her nine-year-old son, Elijah, also has been subjected to bullying. The boy has a rare heart condition which requires repeated surgery. As a result, kids in his school have been making fun of his scars, which has led the child to make suicidal comments.

