Bullying

Bullying

• Bullying is aggressive, unwanted behavior that is repeated over time
• Causes 160,000 teens to stay home from school each day
• 4,400 teens commit suicide each year because of bullying

Bullying Activists

Mackenzie Murphy

• 16 years old
• Winner of "Me To We" award in Canada
• Victim of cyber and regular bullying
• Tried to commit suicide when she was 12 years old

What she did

• Wanted to prove to the bullies that they didn't define her
• Pushed an anti- bullying law in Canada for nine months until it was approved
• Law shows that if there is an offense the offender will be fined

Marcel Neegaard

• 11 years old
• Victim of physical Bullying
• Was taken out of school in the fifth grade because of being bullied
• Gained strength when being home schooled and started standing up for kids like him

What he did

• Made a petition to take the "Reformer of the Year" award from the state representative John Ragan
• Ragan's "Don't Say Gay" bill forbidden teachers and principals to talk about being gay
• He felt it made open students like himself feel unsafe in school

School

• Treat everyone with respect
• Stick up for people that can't stick up for themselves
• Sit with the left out kids at lunch

Things to Remember

• Everyone is different. Not better or worse.
• Be yourself and start a chain reaction