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Hi there,
There are boundaries between a teacher and a pupil and if youre unhappy with the way that a teacher is behaving its important that you can talk to someone else at school about it.
If youre being touched in a way that you dont like without giving permission its important to let someone know. You have the right to say no to any touching that you dont like or to something that makes you feel self-conscious and uncomfortable afterwards.
Sometimes people dont realise what they have done and it can help to let these people know how their actions have affected us. Your teacher might not know about the problem until he is told about it. Its important that everyone is treated the same way and that boundaries are kept.
Thinking about how he might respond might be a worry for you and if you dont feel able to talk to your PE teacher you could think about speaking to another teacher or an adult at home first.
Its natural to feel worried if you dont understand something that has happened and talking to an adult can help you to see the situation more clearly. It can be hard to know how someone might react when you tell them something. They might even suggest that youre over-reacting or that you got it wrong, but your feelings are real and are worth talking about, no matter what they think.
There are counsellors at ChildLine all through the day and night if youd like to talk to someone here about how youre feeling.
Take care,
Sam
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