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“I was bullied in elementary school because I was short and different. Kids would spread rumors about me, tease me, and call me names. I told the teachers what was going on, but nothing was being done, and the bullying got worse. I started to come home from school crying, and sometimes I would even cry when my parents dropped me off at school. So I told my parents what was happening, and they did something about it, and things got better. No one deserves to be bullied. After experiencing being bullied, I am taking a stand against bullying. I am on a mission to stop bullying.

MORGAN, 19

“Honestly, I have no idea where to start. I want to share my brothers’ story. He was only 12, and he was crazy about this girl (she happened to be my best friend at the time); they were dating for a while, and she broke up with him for his friend. Well, my brother asked what he could do to get her back, and instead of answering, she added him to a group chat with her new boyfriend. Well, my brother was being so nice, and her boyfriend kept saying, “nobody likes you,” “leave her alone, freak,” etc. My brother told her he was gonna kill himself, and she said, “send me a picture,” and when he told her boyfriend, he said, “go ahead and do it; you’re not my kid.” My brother was the happiest kid I’ve ever known and was a sweetheart. Well, my brother was trying to send a picture, and he slipped and fell. We have evidence of what they both said, but lawyers said it wasn’t bullying. And then I asked my school if they’d give him a page in the yearbook, and they said no because it influenced suicide! My 12-year-old brother never got justice, he’s gone, and the girl who did this is living her life as if nothing happened. It’s been almost two years, and July 27th will be. My brother never got to turn 13; he never got experience in 7th grade or 8th grade. He won’t graduate or get married and have a family because of bullying. I want to get justice, but I don’t know where to go or where to even start. He was a genius and was gonna do so much with his life, and now he can’t. I want to help get justice.”

BRANDI, 15

“I was terribly bullied from 7th grade up until I graduated from high school. This was before cyberbullying, of course. I got to the point where the anxiety of going to school was taking over my life. I was too embarrassed to tell my parents because I thought it would make me look bad. I never used the bathroom at school for fear of what would happen. I could not even walk home after school without being followed and picked on. I would be drenched in sweat after a day at school because I was so afraid of the bullying. I am a huge advocate for anti-bullying. I am now married with three children. I talk to my children about being a bully or being bullied and let them know they can always come to me. Even though that was several years ago, it still hurts. I still have some after-effects of the bullying, but I work very hard to put it behind me. I did consider suicide more than once, but I just never could go through with it. Thank you for all you do.”

AMY, 45