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Primary School Play Highlights Bullying, Body Shaming and Acceptance
Children in Class II performed a play about how people can hurt others by teasing or excluding them.
The story used animals to show problems such as body shaming, bullying and making fun of differences.
The children also showed that everyone is different and should be treated kindly.
The play was performed at a school celebration for grandparents.
Teachers said these problems can happen even in young children’s classrooms.
If bullying is ignored, it may continue and become more serious.
Children who are bullied need comfort and help.
Children who bully others also need adults to understand and support them.
Class II students at Mahadevi Birla World Academy performed a play about bullying, mocking and body shaming.
The performance took place during the school’s Grandparents’ Day celebrations earlier this month.
The play was adapted from K.G. Subramanyan’s storybook When God First Made the Animals, He Made Them All Alike.
Teachers said bullying and body shaming can begin in primary classrooms and may worsen if ignored.
The school’s vice-principal said both bullied children and those doing the bullying need support and intervention.
- Who
- Class II students of Mahadevi Birla World Academy, with comments from vice-principal Nupur Ghosh.
- What
- The students performed a play addressing bullying, mocking, body shaming and respect for differences.
- Where
- At Mahadevi Birla World Academy.
- When
- Earlier this month, during the school’s Grandparents’ Day celebrations.
- Why
- The performance aimed to teach friendship, acceptance, kindness and respect, while highlighting concerns in primary classrooms.
Key facts
- Performers
- Class II students
- School
- Mahadevi Birla World Academy
- Occasion
- Grandparents’ Day celebrations
- Source story
- When God First Made the Animals, He Made Them All Alike
- Author named
- K.G. Subramanyan
- Issues highlighted
- Bullying, mocking and body shaming
- School representative
- Nupur Ghosh, vice-principal
Quotes
Nupur Ghosh
Vice-principal of Mahadevi Birla World Academy
“If bullying is not controlled right at the beginning, those doing it would know that they can and will continue. It starts as early as the primary classes. Often, it is seen that the person who is a bully has a lot at stake and has an unhappy background.”
telegraphindia.com
“We have tried to bring out issues like body shaming, making fun of one another, and bullying through the concert. Not all of us are alike; we are different, and one has to respect and celebrate those differences.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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