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I was bullied throughout school. I was short, skinny, smart (not acceptable for a girl), a klutz, terminally shy and had buck teeth and omigawd red hair AND wore glasses. Add to that we moved every couple of years, so I was always the "new kid." Combined with the terminal shyness was a complete lack of social skills. I might as well have worn a sign that said "bully me."
I'm with you Hellion. I wish I'd had an option to not have to put up with it. And yep, I got "sick" a lot too to try and avoid it.
I don't know about other areas, but the local school systems where I live claim to have zero tolerance for bullying. It still happens. Last year a young girl (middle school age) killed herself because of bullying at school.
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