confidentaility? (mention of si)

[EMH]

hi
does anyone know what happens if you tell a teacher you cut?
have they got to tell someone higher up or can they be completly confidential about it?
im 17 and im in england if that helps.
thanks

[Quark]

Perhaps you'd be better off going to the school nurse, they normall have rules about keeping stuff confidential, especially if you;re over 16.x

[[Purple_Rain]]

lol, my teaachers didnt tell and i was 14.
but
that is a very VERY rare case
and a freind asked them about once your over 16
and i dont think they can keep confidentiality
becuase they are in loco parentis

it woudl be bes tot ask a teacher

[xbeckyx]

From what I know a teacher wouldn't have to tell anyone else what you told them legally but they might feel obliged to if they thought you needed help from someone like the school nurse/counsellor.
Good luck.

[sazybel]

at my school they said they wouldn't say anything to my parents although my form tutor had to tell the nurse and my head of year but when they found out it got worse they told my parents.

[MORiAH jesusss]

a teacher found out i was, and they notified the counselor at school and then they notified my mom. thats what happened to me. but thats in america. i would think they have to tell because self injury is a danger to yourself. but i dont know. good luck! keep us posted.

[xbeckyx]

" i would think they have to tell because self injury is a danger to yourself"

In the UK I think that law applies to you in schools if you are under 16? I could be wrong. Mind you last year I did a mentoring course to help year 7's and we got told the confidentiality laws like that apply to under 16's.

[princesskaytie-leigh]

A teacher has a duty of care towards you as a student. Are you at a school or a college, because generally at college your tutor/teacher won't be obligated to tell your parents anything because you're in further education, not school.