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Bullying
Did anyone else really have this much bullying and issues at there high school?
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Background over, there was one school where i got bullied a whole lot. The school I was in for the longest, from 7th to 9th grade, then the second half of 10th and the first semester of 11th. (My schooling was a mess) It is a private school in Cali, Colombia called Colegio Bolivar, and I was the ONLY American in the entire school. There were a few Canadian teachers, and one of them had her kids in the school, but not for long, and I was the only white student in my grade, out of about eighty other students.
To the bullying, I stood out. And middle school was not a good place to be standing out in. I was thin, awkward, quiet, and didn't make friends easily. People made fun of me for all of those reasons, they called me Casper, Whitey, Ghost, etc. They knew I loved trees and animals and would mime cutting down trees to see me cry, along with other silly things. This one kid (who I probably would have dated if we had matured quicker) would sidle up to me and say " Do you know what? I see dead people! " He thought he was so smart. I was a teller in that school, lots of kids acted out, and they learned quickly not to do it around me because I would tell on them, which didn't help my popularity. I had one or two friends in my grade, and a few more in lower grades. My mother offered several times to change my schools, but I refused, changing schools would be even worse.
I can't comment on how much bullying happens in current high schools and middle schools, but I know I was VERY, VERY sensitive to what other people thought of me, and I know teenagers right now are sensitive too. I know the bullying also almost drove me to suicide, but I never attempted it. Little things that seem so silly now are a big deal to young kids, and without any kind of support, it can end really badly.
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Once I moved up into junior and high schools, though, I realized that that's all they were. Mean people saying mean words. I was never bothered to the point of tears, and I suppose that the lack of reaction is what made the bullying stop, for the most part.
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Aside from that, I never felt bullied. Was I taken advantage of because of my kindness and work ethic, absolutely! But, in the end I felt safe going to school and just stayed away from the "popular crowd".
I did witness some bullying because someone was gay, but pretended not to be and when my best friend at the time caused a huge scene desperately wanting to be part of the "in crowd" - I didn't care. Because she cared, they pulled a prank on her. They told her there was going to be party at someone's house, which I didn't particularly wanted to go. However, it was important to her, so drove by the house, and guess what? The house was pitch black and no cars in the driveway. I don't think she tried to get in the popular crowd after that...
Long story short, there's definitely still bullying going around and not enough adults take notice.
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