Girl, nine, makes video to encourage others being bullied to talk
Girl, nine, hits back at bullies who made her feel ‘lost’ – after going to a new school made her realise she’s strong, a good friend and ‘kinda funny’
- Evannah Pearson, nine, made video after changing schools because of bullying
- Her proud mother Kara, from Kingskerswell, Devon, shared the clip on Facebook
- Little girl moved schools and told mum she ‘never knew she could be this happy’
A nine-year-old girl who changed schools because her ‘mental health was worth more’, has made a video to encourage others to talk about bullying.
Evannah Pearson, from Kingskerswell in Devon, was being bullied and became ‘absolutely miserable’, before she decided enough was enough.
Now happy at a new school, Evannah has made a video to remind others ‘to always talk and not be scared to make moves or actions that will make your life better’.
In the footage, posted to Facebook by her mother Kara, which has received hundreds of likes and comments, she described having bad dreams and feeling ‘lost’, because of bullies who called her names.
But since rediscovering her confidence at her new school, she’s realised that she’s a strong person, a good friend and ‘kinda funny’.
Evannah Pearson, nine, from Devon, pictured, made a video to encourage others to always be kind and speak up if they’re being bullied, after she changed primary schools
The brave youngster held up cards in the short clip to explain how she was feeling, and why she decided to leave her old school – where her treatment was described as ‘low level’
In the video Evannah tells her story by holding up cards that describe her feelings, and what was happening at school that made her unhappy.
She wrote that she didn’t leave school because she was scared, sad, because others said she was ugly or because she was worthless.
Instead Evannah explained that she left because her ‘mental health was worth more’, and that since leaving, she’s discovered she’s funny and can be happy again.
Evannah’s mother Kara shared the touching video on Facebook, writing that she was ‘so proud of how her daughter has dealt with things over the past couple of years.’
Kara told FEMAIL that at first, she and her husband put Evannah being withdrawn and emotional down to her busy schedule.
Evannah, pictured left and right, pulls sad faces in the video and explained that she didn’t leave school because she was ‘worthless’ or ‘scared’ but because her mental health was ‘worth more’
Evannah, pictured, was called names by other pupils, and felt ‘absolutely miserable’ before deciding to put her mental health first and change schools
Kara said: ‘Although she always told me day-to-day what was going on, I’m not sure either myself or Evannah realised how unhappy she was.
‘At the time, me and my husband put it down to the fact that she was doing a lot as well as school.
‘She went to dancing, which was where she seemed happiest, swimming and was also training for Race for Life to raise money.’
Kara said that over the summer holidays last year they got their ‘happy little girl back’, but when she went back to school Evannah became withdrawn again.
Although Kara asked Evannah to leave school, the little girl said she was going to ‘try and fit in and not give up’, even though she was facing a daily ritual of being upset.
However things changed for Kara when Evannah was confronted in the toilets by another girl.
Eavannah said that she felt lost because of the bullying, and her parents noticed that she had become sad and withdrawn
Now that she’s at another school Evannah, pictured left and right in her video, is feeling happy again and told her mother that she’d forgotten what it was like to have friends
Kara said: ‘Evannah experienced an awful incident where the toilet was opened from the other side, to be confronted and confined in a small space with another girl.
‘This was the last straw for me and I begged her to go. Again, she wouldn’t because she was scared to make the move to another school in case all girls were the same.’
Over the next two months, Evannah started dressing down so she wouldn’t be noticed – and was totally miserable.
Kara said: ‘Then she was having a week from hell and she said to me “Mum I cant do it anymore”. This was all I needed, and I had her at a new school within the week.’
The mother-of-two said Evannah’s old school called the incidents ‘low level bullying’, even though her daughter’s mental health was being effected.
Kara, pictured with her husband, son and Evannah, said she’s ‘lucky’ that her daughter speaks to her about everything that happens at school, and is very proud of her for speaking out
Within a week of Evannah starting at her new school she told Kara she ‘never knew she could be this happy’, as she’d forgotten what it felt like to enjoy life and have friends.
Proud Kara said: ‘One of her new friends was having some problems with boys the year above.
‘And even though Evannah had been through all of that she told her “I’ll stand by you and wont let anything happen to you”.
‘This made me so happy to know that she hadn’t lost her fire and integrity.’
Kara said Evannah is ‘so happy now’, and that although it’s hard to think back to how upset she was at the time, she wants to help others who might be being bullied.
Kara said: ‘I’m lucky she tells me everything and she gave me the chance to help her.’
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