Teenager is called 'monkey' by school students in Praia Grande. Personal Archive A 12-year-old teenager was called "monkey" on the internet by a group of schoolmates in Praia Grande, on the coast of São Paulo. To g1, the victim's mother, Karen Migotto Cunha, stated that the students also said that the girl had "monkey hair" and "hard hair". The situation was registered as bullying with the Civil Police. The case involves students from Escola Municipal João Gonçalves, in the Aviação neighborhood. According to the police report, the group participants sent humiliating and discriminatory insults to the 7th year student. The girl's family had access to the contents and presented them to the authorities. In a statement, the Department of Education (Seduc) of Praia Grande informed that it repudiates any type of violence or bullying in municipal schools. The ministry added that it carries out awareness-raising activities among students to prevent new cases and that it will investigate the situation reported by the family, adopting disciplinary measures, if necessary. ? Click here to follow the new g1 Santos channel on WhatsApp. Offenses on the internet Karen discovered the offenses against her daughter on Saturday (11), while traveling for work. She said she woke up to several calls and audio from her daughter, who cried as she reported that her colleagues had created a group to offend her. "I was so perplexed... I didn't understand what was happening", reported the mother. The woman said she tried to intervene, sending messages to the students involved and saying she would file a police report. The students, however, took photos of her and started insulting her in the same group. “It was horrible,” he said. Karen added that her daughter had been called "ugly" by one of the students involved, but had never been offended in that way. According to her mother, the girl had no disagreements with her classmates. School After the episode, Karen contacted the school management and asked for a meeting to discuss measures before classes resumed, which, according to her, did not happen. According to the mother, the unit informed that, as the incident report had been registered, the case would be monitored by the responsible bodies. Karen stated that she did not feel welcomed by the school and fears that the holidays will end. "My concern is when classes return. Who will guarantee my daughter's safety?", she asked.