Police are investigating claims of racist bullying at a school.
Khadeja Fahat,13, has now left Bramhall High in Stockport claiming she was targeted by bullies more than 30 times since September.
The Year Eight pupil claims other children called her racist names, tipped out the contents of her bag, vandalised her school work and, on one occasion, punched her.
Her mum, Saiqa Shabir, claims the school has refused to tackle the problem and has reported the alleged bullying to the police.
Greater Manchester Police confirm they have recorded Khadeja’s complaint as a hate crime and plan to visit the school, which insists it has fully investigated the claims and has done everything to support her.
Mrs Shabir, a Muslim of Pakistani origin, said: “I feel my daughter has been robbed of her education. We can’t believe that in the 21st century this has happened.
“The school has not done enough to stop it happening. The attitude is if those responsible apologise afterwards then it is all okay. The school is letting my daughter down.
“This whole thing has left her very insecure and withdrawn. She used to be a bright confident young girl.”
Mrs Shabir has also contacted her MP George Osborne. His office confirmed he had contacted the school and was waiting for a reply.
Mrs Shabir is now trying to find Khadeja a place at Kingsway School in Cheadle.
She used to be a pupil at Priestnall School, in Heaton Mersey, but enrolled at Bramhall in September when her mum moved to Wilmslow.
Headteacher Heather Cooper said all allegations made had been logged and fully investigated.
She added: “We feel that we dealt with all incidents thoroughly, and have done everything we possibly can to put support in place for Khadeja.
“To ensure that we continue to develop our work on diversity we had meetings with the local mosque and the council’s ethnic diversity team as well as other services for this area – this included involving Khadeja’s parents in ideas for the school's diversity week.
“The school has a zero-tolerance approach to bullying and racism, and incidents of that kind are very rare.
“Robust systems are in place to deal any allegations of racism or bullying and we have clear, agreed policies.”
Manchester Evening News
