NSW Education Minister Prue Car flags anti-bullying reforms after tragic death of Charlotte O’Brien

Major changes have been flagged for NSW schools to help stop the scourge of bullying following the tragic suicide of a Sydney schoolgirl.

Charlotte died by suicide on September 9 after allegedly suffering years of torment and harassment at Santa Sabina College in Strathfield and on social media.

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Tragic suicide of Charlotte O’Brien inspires call to action.

Her parents Mat and Kelly have been vocal about their frustration at the school’s lack of action before their daughter’s death, as well as the school’s ”disappointing” response after the story went public.

Kelly, said she had pleaded for help from her daughter’s school but was met with silence.

In a new documentary released by The Daily Telegraph, Charlotte’s friend Ava relayed a conversation she had with the 12-year-old.

She was the last person to speak with Charlotte.

“On the night of … she was sad, so I called her and I was like ‘hey what’s going on?’ Ava said.

“And that’s when she told me there was stuff like a group chat being made about her and she was telling me how they were saying she was fat and ugly and she should go kill herself and I was like ‘that’s not true, you’re not none of those don’t believe them’.

“She was still crying and she said she was going to have a shower and I said ‘call me back in like five minutes’. I waited that five minutes and then I just got ‘I’m sorry’.”

Meanwhile, Charlotte’s parents said their daughter’s final wish, written in a suicide note, was to share her story in the hope it would help others.

“I found out after she passed that she was hiding in toilets ... you know, she was just so afraid,” Kelly said.

“But she didn’t tell me.”

Kelly added that once adults had been made aware of bullying allegations they needed to “stand up”.

“They need to be the up-standers... they need to do better,” she said.

On Sunday NSW Education Minister Prue Car flagged action to address school bullying.

“The time has come for us to work together on making sure that no matter where you send your child to school, that they’re going to be safe,” she told reporters.

Car also promised to introduce a streamlined strategy for all NSW classrooms.

“We just have to work together on this ... it’s the biggest challenge of our times, hands down,” she said.

“Every school will need to comply with policies and procedures to keep them safe ... we need an approach that applies to every single school ... our children deserve this.”

Car said the NSW Schools Advisory Council will meet to start working on a statewide approach to address the issue.

“That will be us working together to ensure we have the right policies, that we have the right procedures to follow when a student is being bullied,” she said.

“You send your child to school to learn, not only how to read and add up, but also how to grow into an adult, how to navigate the world.

“The world that our children are living in is increasingly complex, so we need to do everything we can as school systems to help them navigate that.”

Charlotte’s parents had previously said they raised bullying concerns multiple times with the school and although the school investigated, no further action was taken.

“One day she just burst into tears and she said ‘everybody hates me. I’m a monster. I’ve got no friends. They’re so mean to me’,” Kelly told 2GB.

The grieving mother made public the heartbreaking email she sent the school following Charlotte’s death.

“I was scared to label it bullying but that’s exactly what it was,” she said.

“I begged the school to intervene with these girls and now she is gone forever.”

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