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byronb
Joined 2013
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STAY AWAY FROM THIS SCHOOL!!!

11 years ago

Good evening,

My name is Byron Bonato, I am the brother of a beautiful 12 year old 6th grade girl. She has been an Honor Roll student her whole life in Palm Beach Gardens, FL; where my mother was the PTO president.

The purpose of my message is to warn any and all American parents living in Sao Paulo of the unethical and negligent practices of the school Lourenco Castanho in Vila Nova Conceicao.

I write to you with tears and a broken heart. Upon my return to Brazil after four months I have seen my sister has transform from a happy, joyful, and playful child into one filled with fear, insecurities, doubts, and broken self esteem.

This child has been bullied through exclusion, ridicule, theft of her personal belongings, and constant verbal insult. She has been publicly referred to as a "dumb american" and an "illiterate American" on a plethora of occasions.

My mother confronted the Lourenco Castanho staff about the theft of her lunch money and tablet; as well as constant bullying on more than half a dozen occasions. Lourenco Castanho has repeatedly responded with a complete lack of attention and regard to a child's emotional needs. She has been absent from school since last Friday and will not return to this school ever again. We are now in the search for a safer learning environment for her in Sao Paulo.

I conclude my letter as an American with the best interest of other local American families in mind. Please do not let your children endure the suffering that my baby sister has endured so far from home.

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