Outraged Mother: School Suggested My 13-Year-Old Daughter Get Breast Reduction Surgery to Minimize Bullying

Tammie Jackson displays a photo of her daughter on her cell phone. (Photo: KTVI)

A mother in St. Louis, Missouri was stunned after her daughter's school allegedly suggested breast reduction surgery as a possible way to combat bullying.

Tammie Jackson said her 13-year-old daughter Gabrielle has been dealing with bullying and sexual harassment since last semester, so she called the Riverview Gardens School District to complain.

"The lady on the switchboard told me that they could transfer my daughter to a different school, but she [said] her boobs are so large that she's going to always get teased," the mother claimed.  "And then she told me that the only suggestion she could make is for my 13-year-old daughter to get a breast reduction."

(Photo: WTVI)

Fox affiliate KTVI has more:

“It makes me feel like now you are telling me it’s my fault, it’s God’s fault the way He made her. The lady on the phone said they could transfer my daughter and said her boobs were so large she will always get teased. And the only suggestion she had for me is to have my daughter get a breast reduction,” said Jackson.

FOX 2 stopped by the school district for a response and we’re told they’re working to counsel students to resolve the bullying issue. As for the claims about the surgery, we’re told they are still looking into it.

Jackson also says her 9-year-old son Elijah has bullying issues. He has a rare heart condition and she says kids make fun of his surgical scars, causing him to make suicidal comments.

Jackson says all she wants is resolution to an issue she says can affect kids for the rest of their lives, “Talk with the kids. Let them know people’s bodies are changing, everybody is different, but God made us all great.”

Superintendent Clive Coleman reiterated that the issue is under investigation, but speculated that the controversy may be a "product of miscommunication."

Watch KTVI's entire report, below (skip to around 20 seconds):