Shona Hughes will only return to school for her exams

Shona Hughes took about 80 painkillers after being bullied about her weight by fellow pupils at Bebington High School in Wirral, Merseyside.

She returned to school on Monday but is refusing to go back again because, she says, "nothing has changed".

Head teacher Brian Jordan said the school took bullying very seriously and were tackling incidents.

"I just decided to take tablets, I think there were about eighty, and I just went to sleep," said Shona.

"I wanted to kill myself because I didn't want to be in school, I didn't want to be around, I didn't care if I died, I wanted to die, it wasn't a cry for help, I did want to die."

We have very robust policies supported by parents and students and in recent inspections they have been praised Brian Jordan, head teacher

Shona said she was now determined to stay away from the school until she takes exams in Spring.

"Even with the school involved and warning these people it is still carrying on, they just don't care, and they're not really bothered about what's been said or the fact that they're supposed to stay away from me," she added.

In the last academic year Bebington High, which has 1200 pupils, temporarily excluded nine children for bullying and permanently excluded one.

Mr Jordan said: "We take the welfare of our students as a high priority in school and any allegation that is made will be investigated fully.