Yep… bullying is now an issue at my school, and I am a victim. 
Today, someone was actually stupid enough to pick up a pen and throw it at my glasses at the ringing of the bell to change classes. He ran off of course.. 
There was an article about bullying in my school’s monthly newspaper for October 2010, and it was reported to be an issue, although it focused more on the day people were to wear purple to fight bullying of gays.
I have been to my AP’s office twice this year about bullying, however it was against a group of senior athletes. They have told her their side, which in a way was a counter to mine and true, but not after the second visit. The ones from today, however, were peers: sophomores.
I have a gut feeling that more than 50% of the people at my school are suffering from some form of depression, which upsets me. In my opinion, people who bully release their depression by way of jealousy, which causes fighting.
I escaped depression late last school year, and I don’t want to be a part of it again. As dismal as it may seem, it’s truth that the ones bullying myself are the ones jealous of a quality they lack but I don’t.
Some of these people are also in it for attention. Scratch that, ALL bullies are in for attention.
Bullying was never an issue for me last school year. Although the administration at my school is different this year, discipline has been increased at least for physical violence. I probably wasn’t bullied because of the factor I was in a depressive stage, but it cost me my grades as well, scraping by with D’s and C’s to be in the 10th grade.
Finally, I’m not just making this post for my school life: my family life is at a complicated status currently. My mom is a person who always assumes something will be 100% true prior to it actually occurring; she is also very exacting, too. Today, when I wanted to take a nap on our couch, she griped at me for “hogging” it because according to her if I had stayed on it, my dad would be in ‘her seat’ and she would remain standing, yet my dad wasn’t even home! I get full blame of her yelling at me, too. >_>
In conclusion, bullying is an issue that is already known of, but it shouldn’t have to be exerted upon to people that are innocent. Obviously I went wrong making verbal expressions that were’t nice as a reflector, but if I haven’t caused harm to you, don’t place a target on me and throw your darts. I may be your size, but I am not the person you should be messing with. All it does is cause more trouble to yourself than humor.
