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| Dive star Daley bullied at school | Dive star Daley bullied at school |
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| Teenage Olympic diver Tom Daley said he has not been to school since before Easter because he was being bullied. | Teenage Olympic diver Tom Daley said he has not been to school since before Easter because he was being bullied. |
| Tom, 14, from Plymouth, was on the British team at the Beijing games and earlier this week won silver at the World Series in Sheffield. | Tom, 14, from Plymouth, was on the British team at the Beijing games and earlier this week won silver at the World Series in Sheffield. |
| He said the bullying was not "high-level" but "everyone in the school" was doing it. | He said the bullying was not "high-level" but "everyone in the school" was doing it. |
| His school, Eggbuckland Community College in Plymouth, said its policy was to deal firmly with bullying. | His school, Eggbuckland Community College in Plymouth, said its policy was to deal firmly with bullying. |
| After the Olympics it went mad... everyone that you walk past has a little dig at you Tom Daley | After the Olympics it went mad... everyone that you walk past has a little dig at you Tom Daley |
| Tom said: "It's not getting to me, as in the words are upsetting me, it's just the fact that I can't have a normal school life like everybody else. | Tom said: "It's not getting to me, as in the words are upsetting me, it's just the fact that I can't have a normal school life like everybody else. |
| "It's not high-level bullying, just name calling, someone chucking a bit of paper at you, tipping your pencil case out. | "It's not high-level bullying, just name calling, someone chucking a bit of paper at you, tipping your pencil case out. |
| "After the Olympics it went mad... everyone that you walk past has a little dig at you." | "After the Olympics it went mad... everyone that you walk past has a little dig at you." |
| He said he had not been back to school since before the Easter holidays and had considered changing schools. | He said he had not been back to school since before the Easter holidays and had considered changing schools. |
| Rob Daley said the bullying had got "out of hand" | |
| "When I was annoyed at school I started to get annoyed at diving. | "When I was annoyed at school I started to get annoyed at diving. |
| "I'm much happier now I can concentrate on diving." | "I'm much happier now I can concentrate on diving." |
| His father, Rob, said: "It has got to the point where he doesn't want to go back to school. | His father, Rob, said: "It has got to the point where he doesn't want to go back to school. |
| "I'll have to pull him out of school and switch to another if it continues. | "I'll have to pull him out of school and switch to another if it continues. |
| "He should be a positive role model instead of enduring what he's had to." | "He should be a positive role model instead of enduring what he's had to." |
| Katrina Borowski, principal of Eggbuckland Community College, said: "Tom's extremely high profile has led to a minority of students acting in an immature way towards him. | Katrina Borowski, principal of Eggbuckland Community College, said: "Tom's extremely high profile has led to a minority of students acting in an immature way towards him. |
| "All involved in his education are supporting him as best we can and immediate action was taken to address concerns raised." | "All involved in his education are supporting him as best we can and immediate action was taken to address concerns raised." |