Teachers ‘horrible’ to girl who died, inquest hears

Teachers of a teenage miss who died successful 2017 were “absolutely horrible” to her, her champion person has said.

Megan Evans, 14, was recovered dormant astatine her Milford Haven location aft allegedly being bullied connected societal media.

Speaking astatine an inquest into her death, Chloe Boswell, present 22, said Megan did not privation to spell to schoolhouse “because they [teachers] were horrible to her”.

A erstwhile adjunct caput teacher astatine Milford Haven School, successful Pembrokeshire, had antecedently said they were “satisfied” that anti-bullying policies had been implemented.

Ms Boswell, who said she had been “practically inseparable” with Megan since the property of three, said she “saw firsthand” however Mark Styles, a teacher liable for behaviour management, would “pick distant astatine her”, referencing her incorrect schoolhouse uniform.

Ms Boswell said she was alert that Megan had self-harmed successful the past and had occupation with different pupils successful the school, adding that the schoolhouse was “horrible to her”.

Giving grounds successful Pembrokeshire County Hall, she said that connected the time of her decease Megan was “her mean bubbly self, determination was nary denotation that determination was thing wrong”.

However, the inquest besides heard that Megan’s behaviour changed successful schoolhouse successful the days and weeks starring up to her death.

“She didn’t accidental ‘I’m struggling’ but you could spot it successful her behaviour,” Ms Boswell said.

Travis Johnson, who was 2 years supra Megan astatine school, said helium spoke with her connected Snapchat hours earlier her death.

The inquest saw a transcript of their speech wherever Megan said, “I CBA [could not beryllium bothered] anymore.”

Another friend, Macey Power, 21, said she was alert that Megan had received unkind messages connected societal media.

Megan told friends that she was “logging off” from Snapchat earlier her death, the inquest heard.

A time earlier astatine the inquest, a erstwhile adjunct caput teacher astatine the schoolhouse said she was “satisfied” that anti-bullying policies had been implemented.

But Ms Boswell said she often saw bullying astatine the school, saying it was untrue that the schoolhouse did not tolerate bullying.

Becoming affectional successful court, Ms Boswell said immoderate pupils felt they could not talk to teachers.

“You couldn’t spot the teachers successful schoolhouse with things similar that,” she said.

The inquest continues.