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Suffering in Silence
"Every-day I would go to bed and cry myself to sleep. Their words ringing in my ear, "mush" "china" "savage" "fat" "ugly" "bitch," and all the laughter that followed, all the pointing. What do bullies get from all this? I never did understand. It didn't make them any better than I, but did ruin my life in school. No one believed me that this was happening, even the PE teacher would just laugh with the kids." (Celestine, 2004)
This story is just one of many cries for help posted on a forum for children and teenagers who have experienced bullying. Children across the country are feeling the harmful and sometimes fatal effects of bullying; Legislative efforts are needed as well as school wide programs to address the needs of victims and stop bullying behavior.
Bullying is defined as Repeated exposure, over time, to negative actions from one or more other students. Negative actions can include physical, verbal, or indirect actions that are......

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