A YOUNG woman was horrified when school kids climbed over her fence to film her sunbathing.
Hollie Hardy was stunned when a group of youngsters yelled sexual taunts while she lay wearing a bikini in her own garden.
Hollie Hardy told of her shock when young boys threw sexual jibes at her from across the garden fence[/caption]
The young woman said she fears for girls at school who may have to go through the same taunts[/caption]
The 26-year-old, who believes the kids were aged between eight and 11, captured the concerning ordeal on camera as it unfolded on June 18.
She posted the footage on TikTok to raise awareness and share her fears for young girls in society.
Hollie, from Wickford, Essex, said: “It is worrying to think they’re losing their innocence so young.
“You have to think – how are they learning this stuff and what kind of people will they grow up to be?
“How are they going to speak to women in ten years time?”
The business development manager, who lives near a school, said she had dealt with a few comments from children in the past.
She said: “A football came over into the neighbour’s garden and the one of the children pulled themselves up over the school’s fence.
“He said ‘Oh there’s a sexy lady’ and it just escalated from there.
“They started saying ‘get your m**** out’ and ‘get your t**s out’.
“I sat up in my chair and I thought ‘hang on a minute they’re talking to me’.
“I didn’t want to interact with them, or look at them, because I know children find these things funny so I went on my phone.
“My neighbour, who is an off duty police officer, heard it going on. He flashed his badge at the children and they ran off.”
Hollie’s neighbour was able to tell a safeguarding officer from the school and reported the issue.
The officer assured Hollie the pupils would be spoken to, but they returned a short while later.
“They said things like ‘suck my c***y’, ‘suck my d***’, ‘bend over’ and ‘I’ll take you home’. Another child was making sex noises,” said Hollie.
“I decided to film it and it felt like it went on forever. They kept running away and coming back.
“Eventually, during a gap when they’d left, I ran inside and went to the school myself.”
The 26-year-old eventually presented footage to staff at the school, who said they were “appalled” and she was sent a written apology email.
A spokesperson for the school also said: “The behaviour in this isolated incident goes against our values of mutual respect, both within our school and the wider community.
“As soon as we were made aware of the situation, we immediately investigated and took appropriate action.
“We will be speaking with all pupils to reiterate with them the standards we set for all those within our school.”
But Hollie expressed her concerns that these incidents revealed a larger problem in society.
She explained: “I have a niece who will be starting school soon and I’m worried about what boys are saying to little girls.
“From the video, most people are absolutely appalled by this behaviour and think it is disgusting.
“But some people say that this happened 30 years ago too and this is just how children speak.
“A tiny minority have said ‘can you blame a boy for being attracted to a woman?’ “I don’t blame the school and I don’t blame the parents.
“But as a society, we’ve got TikTok and video games, and I think people need to be more aware of what children are being allowed to see.
“It’s just not acceptable.”
