It seems inconceivable that 5 months have now elapsed since that most dreadful of days last September. I look at myself today; I am supported by a diet of medication just to get me through the day - a combination of anti-depressants and tranquilizers. Every aspect of my life and that of my family has been impacted by this most barbaric and inhuman process.
My confidence has gone and I feel permanently dirty and violated. I get anxious when shopping, as Chorley is such a small town and I am well known - I once was well-respected but today, who knows and worse who cares ?
Welcome to the world of a teacher’s worst nightmare !
Jane Jameson (née Watts)
In a BBC radio interview, Helen Denton, Executive Director for Children & Young People, Lancashire County Council expressed doubts about Michael Gove’s promise to provide anonymity. She was of the opinion that it was not realistic and that anonymity could not be assured :
