Bullying is Real

~A guest post by high school student and writer Rachel Turner.

Being a high school student, I know first hand what goes on when the teachers aren’t looking.

I’ve seen and been a part of the bullying that goes on every single day–whether the parents and teachers would like to believe it happens or not.

When one thinks about high school, the ideal image would be hanging out with your best friends, going to all the football games, getting all dolled up going to dances and having the best time of your life. However, it’s not like that for everyone. For some students high school is a scene right out of the movie Mean Girls.

Kids are eating in the bathroom alone, being pushed over tables and feeling like their voice doesn’t matter. Their voice does matter! Whatever your race, gender, religion–no one should be bullied for any reason.

Bullying needs to be dealt with right now and everyone can take a stand.

Speaking as someone who has been bullied first hand, and who knows what its like, it is very hard to speak up about what is going on when it is happening and how it affects your day-to-day life.

Bullying is as small as calling someone stupid. The result of constant bullying is much greater than a lot of people think. It’s not just crying and having hurt feelings–some people have gone as far as taking their own life because of the daily trauma.

When someone is bullied their confidence goes down, they don’t want to go to school, they don’t want to walk into the place they have to go every day to be put down and feel alone. No one should feel alone like that and we can all do something! We can speak up for the ones who are too afraid to speak up for themselves and help those who need support and love.

If you’re a student and you see bullying, you can stand up and stop it. Sitting back and watching it happen is just as bad as being the one doing the bullying. Stand up, even if the bullying isn’t happening to you because you could be the one person who speaks up for 500 children who are to afraid to do so.

Let’s all come together and stop this. It starts NOW, it starts with you.

What is your experience with bullying in your life or with your children? Do you agree that this is a national problem?

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