"My daughter is still in the hospital due to depression and self-harm," writes the mother of a twelve-year-old from Saxony.
“Unfortunately we got it too late.
The illness made the bullying even worse, it was unbearable for her. ”But the school is not interested.
Just one of many emails that Carsten Stahl has already received in the new year.
Stahl is a violence prevention advisor and anti-bullying trainer in schools.
Helpless parents turn to him, especially since the beginning of the year, Stahl has been getting calls for help every day.
Stahl is observing a dangerous dynamic.
"There's a lot more cyberbullying in lockdown," he says, "a real wave is building up." The children are locked up at home;
Young people could not do much sport, they would feel pressure from their parents and perhaps fear of existence.
"All of this discharges where young people are currently almost non-stop: on the Internet and in chat groups."