ROE-114: I'm a shut-in loser — even when my mother was gang‑raped by the school's teachers, I couldn't step out of my room. — Mizuno Yuka

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My son 健一 stopped going to school because he was bullied. My husband died several years ago and I had no one to turn to, yet I still believed that 健一 would someday recover... One day his homeroom teacher 氷室 and others came to our home to check on him. But instead of addressing the bullying, the teachers urged expulsion, citing his academic performance. I pushed back against their apathetic attitude, but my protest only provoked their anger...