⟡ She Disclosed Panic Attacks. Kirsty Replied About Her Lunch. ⟡
When a mother said “I can’t breathe,” the social worker remembered her Waitrose bag.
Filed: 24 January 2025
Reference: SWANK/WCC/EMAIL-14
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A stunning record of emotional transparency met with bureaucratic detachment: the parent discloses panic attacks, safeguarding trauma, and verbal interaction exemptions — Kirsty Hornal replies with performative compassion and a note about accidentally leaving her lunch behind.
I. What Happened
The parent explained everything:
– That safeguarding visits triggered PTSD.
– That verbal interaction caused medical distress.
– That panic and silence were not defiance — they were symptoms.
Kirsty replied:
– “Sorry to hear that.”
– “Hope you’re feeling better.”
– “I left my lunch there.”
It wasn’t a reply. It was a resignation from reality.
II. What the Email Establishes
That the parent issued a detailed mental health and disability disclosure
That Kirsty Hornal trivialised it with informal tone and unrelated remarks
That the boundary between support and surveillance had collapsed into farce
That institutional responses are often not responses at all — just deflections
III. Why SWANK Filed It
Because trauma isn’t cured by small talk.
Because safeguarding isn’t lunch club.
And because if you think forgetting your sandwich is more important than a panic disclosure,
you don’t need access to a child — you need supervision yourself.
IV. Violations Identified
Failure to Acknowledge and Act on Medical Disclosure
Breach of Professional Conduct in Written Communication
Emotional Harm via Trivialisation of Disability and PTSD
Blurring of Professional Boundaries
Dereliction of Safeguarding Duty
V. SWANK’s Position
The mother came forward with fear.
The State came back with groceries.
You don’t reply to trauma with therapy-scented emojis and a note about your tote bag.
You either escalate appropriately —
or resign.
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