HUMAN RIGHTS MODULE FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL Appendix 1 Scenario 1 M is a very popular student in the school with many friends on Facebook. Last Monday, four of her friends ‘unfriended’ her from their accounts and did not want to chat with M any more. M did not like this and opened a fake Facebook account to spread the lie that the friends were lesbians. The rumour spreads throughout the school, and M is happy that she has succeeded in taking revenge. Characters: M, Siew Eng, Eleanor, Sandha and Amnah, classmates who helped spread the rumour Appendix 2 Scenario 2 B is a new student in your class. He is rather effeminate, and sometimes wears thick make-up to school without the teacher being aware of this. When B goes to the toilet, he is often made fun of and mocked by his classmates and sometimes even pushed, causing him to fall down. One day in class, a teacher made some comments about the new student’s appearance in front of the other students. The teacher asked the students if they agreed. B’s classmates agreed, except for one student who objected, saying that every student had the right to look attractive according to his/her own wishes. B felt relieved hearing a classmate say this and was confident that they could become friends. Characters: B, teacher, classmates who snickered and one student who supported B Appendix 3 Scenario 3 S has many female friends in school. Many of S’s male classmates are jealous and think that S is a transvestite because he does not befriend males. When they see S standing alone in school, on the playing field or outside the classroom, they harass him by pulling down his trousers or shoving him. S wants to complain to the school principal but he is afraid that he would be blamed for not acting like a ‘male’. Finally, he makes the decision to report to the principal. Characters: S, classmates who often bully S and the principal 94