My daughter is being harassed because of my fame-Actress Mercy Johnson says

23 October 2021

• "Since when is it a crime to be Mercy Johnson-Okojie's daughter? Before I consider myself a public figure, I am FIRST a WIFE and a MOTHER to my 4 kids."Mercy Johnson

Nigerian actress Mercy Johnson has expressed her displeasure at a teacher harassing her daughter because she does not like the actress.

The mother of four says she does not have a problem if someone does not like her, her problem is that person takes it out on her child.

Using her socials, Mercy complained that a certain teacher who is not even her daughter's class teacher had been picking on her making the girl hate going to school.

"Since when is it a crime to be Mercy Johnson-Okojie's daughter? Before I consider myself a public figure, I am FIRST a WIFE and a MOTHER to my 4 kids.

That is my priority in this life, and nobody can make my child feel less than who she is because her mother is a public figure.

You can say anything about me, you can dislike or even hate me, I will not respond, but DO NOT ATTACK KIDS that did nothing to you and cannot defend themselves.

The one thing I teach my kids is DISCIPLINE and RESPECT! I insist on POLITENESS AND KINDNESS from them, but I also teach them to SPEAK OUT especially to me WHEN THEY ARE BADLY TREATED!"

Mercy says her daughter was in a different school but got transferred due to the long distance.

So traumatized is her daughter that she no longer looks forward to going to school.

"I do not honestly care if someone does not like me, I do not expect everyone to, but to take your hate out on my child? Unacceptable!

A teacher at my child's school has been bullying my daughter constantly for 2 whole weeks. She is not her class teacher, yet she shows up at her class every day to intimidate her!

Uses biros to flick her hair. She tells her to her face that she does not like her mother, tells her those celebrity kids badly behave, and she should not bring her 'aura', she should stop feeling proud, she should not bring her online drama to school.

An 8-year-old! Purity that used to love going to school is terrified of going to her new school because of this teacher. Purity would greet her; she would not respond.

Purity would report this to me every day, honestly, I thought she might be worrying too much."

Adding

"Purity loves school was one of the best-behaved pupils at her former school Greensprings, anyone should go and confirm. We recently had to change schools because of the distance! Because of this teacher, my daughter is afraid to go to school every day."

The last straw was yesterday when I came to pick my daughter at school yesterday, quietly as I usually do, I see my daughter crying and explaining that she was shoved by her classmate and she pushed right back, this teacher proceeds to discipline her and her only."

Mercy says that another teacher told her that the teacher involved in harassing her daughter is well known for that habit.

"Since I was around, I took the opportunity to meet this teacher politely and I could see she has been waiting to tell me how much she hates me.

You know what, instead of explaining, she tells me to my face that she does not care and that she will punish her anytime she likes, Can you imagine that?

Another teacher came to me later to let me know that everyone knows that the bully teacher had it in for me and that she does not like me at all.

We reported this incident to the deputy headteacher as the headteacher was absent, and they promised me they would handle the situation urgently. I am waiting for the outcome of this."

Mercy added that she has had good teachers before something she is grateful for but warns she won't tolerate anyone bullying her kids.

"As parents, it is the most fearful thing to learn that your child is so UNHAPPY AND WORRIED at school because she is being bullied and being made to feel worthless. The constant culprit here is not a pupil but a teacher! Are you trying to drive the child to depression?

LET ME STATE IN CASE I WAS NOT CLEAR, I WILL NOT STANDBY AND ALLOW MY 8-YEAR-OLD CHILD TO BE VICTIMIZED.

Make no mistake, my kids have had a lot of amazing teachers and I'm grateful for that. However, there should be no space for a hate-filled teacher whose past time is bullying. Do not come near my child!"

Has your child ever been harrased by a teacher?