Pinabulaanan ng Colegio San Agustin (CSA) Makati na may bullying na naganap sa anak ni Yasmien Kurdi na si Ayesha Zara Soldevilla, 12.
Sa inilabas na official statement ng pamunuan ng eskuwelahan, iginiit nilang walang naganap na pambu-bully sa anak ng Kapuso actress noong December 10, 2024.
Ayon pa sa CSA, ang nangyari ay isa lamang insidente kung saan nagkaroon ng diskusyon ang mga estudyante tungkol sa paghahanda sa gaganaping Christmas party.
Pinalaki lamang daw ang isyu nang ilabas ito sa social media.
Ang official statement ng Colegio San Agustin ay inilabas ng kanilang legal counsels na sina Atty. Joseph Noel Estrada at Atty. Willard Yung ng Estrada & Aquino Law, noong December 17, 2024.
Mababasa sa pahayag ng Colegio San Agustin Makati, "It is unfortunate that an incident among minor students have been blown out in the public.
"At the outset, there appears to be no bullying that happened on December 10, 2024, but rather a situation where students were discussing about Christmas party preparations."
Agad daw inaksyunan ng CSA ang isyu sa pagitan ng mga sangkot na estudyante at magulang.
Hinimok umano nila ang mga magulang, kabilang si Yasmien, na makipagtulungan upang maresolba ang naturang isyu sa loob ng paaralan, alinsunod sa pagtalima sa orders ng Department of Education (DepEd).
Pinaalalahanan din ng pamunuan ng CSA si Yasmien na huwag maglabas ng anumang impormasyon tungkol sa mga menor de edad na estudyante na maaaring maglagay sa mga ito sa masama, nakakahiya, at maging tampulan ng pangungutya, hindi lamang sa kanilang eskuwelahan kundi maging sa mata ng publiko.
Saad ng paaralan: "The school has immediately addressed the matter among the students and parents involved.
"The school is handling the matter with caution, circumspect, and confidentiality because the students involved here are minor children.
"We encourage the parents, especially Mrs Soldevilla, to cooperate with the school so that matters can be resolved within the school mechanisms in place pursuant to its policies in compliance with relevant DepEd Orders.
"We also caution Mrs. Soldevilla to refrain from sharing information about the minor students as this tends to put them in a bad light, embarrassment, and even ridicule, not only in CSA but in the eyes of the public.
"While we assume good faith in the public actions and statements of Mrs. Soldevilla, these may have unintended consequences on the students involved including her own daughter."
Bagamat naiintindihan daw ng Colegio San Agustin ang nararamdaman ni Yasmien nang malaman nito ang nangyari sa kanyang anak, dapat pa ring isaalang-alang ang privacy ng mga menor de edad na sangkot sa isyu.
Anila: "We acknowledge that she is a public personality and perhaps used to public attention, but the other parties especially the minor students value their privacy and hence deserve respect too.
"CSA supports raising awareness on bullying, but also mindful that the drawing or seeking unnecessary public attention does not help at all in the formation and correction of students and in eventually resolving their conflicts.
"The school environment is a place where there's constant interaction among students, which results almost always to emotions of joy, even frustration and anger.
"The undue branding of bullying of these interactions might result in disruptions in students' learning and growth."
Dagdag pa ng CSA, "We therefore reiterate our request for circumspection and trust that the school is handling the matter in proportion to the seriousness of the incident brought to its attention."
THE ALLEGED BULLYING INCIDENT
Noong December 10, 2024, isinapubliko ni Yasmien ang natuklasang pinagdaanan ng anak na si Ayesha sa pinapasukan nitong paaralan.
Si Ayesha ang panganay na anak ni Yasmien at ng asawang si Rey Soldevilla.
Ayon sa aktres, pinagkaisahan at pinuntirya umano ng ilang mag-aaral ang anak niyang si Ayesha dahil lang sa hindi nito pag-reply tungkol sa school Christmas party habang nasa bakasyon sila.
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Kung susumahin, may pito hanggang siyam na kaklase raw si Ayesha noong araw na iyon na pumalibot sa kanya para hindi umano ito makalabas sa classroom noong recess time nila.
Lahad ni Yasmien (published as is): "Today, my daughter was targeted by a group of students in her class because she was unable to keep up with group messages about their upcoming Christmas party while we were out of the country.
"Surrounded by 7-9 students, Ayesha was blocked from leaving the classroom and was denied her food and recess!
"In other words she was ganged up on."
Isang estudyante rin umano ang kumuha ng video ni Ayesha nang walang pahintulot na naging dahilan ng "paranoia and anxiety" ng dalagita.
Ani Yasmien, "Ayesha took a vacation to relieve the stress caused by another students who harassed her by taking video without her consent. This caused her paranoia and anxiety.
"Ayesha is just a kid; she recently turned 12. And she has been enduring this type of bullying since grade 2, alarmingly this has led to the creation of an online 'AYESHA HATE CLUB' targeting her.
"For some reason, some of these students are now in her class."
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Hindi na rin daw siya nagulat na ang mga magulang ng mga estudyanteng nam-bully umano sa anak ay ipinagtanggol pa ang mga ito.
Tila ibinato pa umano ng mga ito ang sisi kay Ayesha.
Mariing sabi ni Yasmien: "I am not surprised that the parents of bullies come to their rescue.
"However, twisting events and claiming it was a regular student meeting and questioning back my daughters behavior is absurd.
"Mind you, these are mostly girls, if not all.
"Gusto mo ba gawin ito sa anak mong babae?"
YASMIEN KURDI: "I will protect you with all my life."
Sa sumunod niyang post noong December 11, humingi ng dispensa si Yasmien kay Ayesha.
Hinala ni Yasmien, dahil sa kanya, na isang artista, kaya pinag-iinitan si Ayesha ng kanyang mga kaklase.
Pero nangako ang aktres na poprotektahan niya ang anak sa abot ng kanyang makakaya.
Sabi ni Yasmien, "I’m so sorry, Ayesha. You have to go through all of this because I am your mom.
"But I will always be here for you. I will protect you with all my life.
"You are beautiful inside and out."
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Samantala, dahil sa nangyari umano kay Ayesha, nakatakdang makikipagkita si Yasmien kay Department of Education Secretary Sonny Angara sa Huwebes, December 19, para sa anti-bullying campaign na isasagawa ng ahensya.