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In reply to the discussion: Have you ever been bullied? [View all]riderinthestorm
(23,272 posts)My heart breaks hearing these stories because I see the ravages of it on the homefront.
She feels more empowered since she started carrying a weapon 2 years ago and understands she'd probably be expelled if she were caught with it (she's graduating in a week so it's a moot point now). I understand the perils associated all around: fight back - get expelled, carry a weapon to defend yourself - get expelled, don't fight back - physical harm, don't fight back - suicide?
The teachers on DU all say "talk to the schools/administrators/other parents etc etc but in my experience that doesn't solve the problem at all (in my niece's case the bullying is really insidious and sneaky and hard to pin on specific people).
Glad you survived. Sometimes that's all you can say....