My Name is Ayana and Im 19 yrs old I was Verbally Bullied during my childhood and middle school. i was slapped twice and i was always called a stupid fat midgit slut biotch. I never had true friends they pretended to be my friends just to play with me and laugh at me afterwards. they made up rumors of me making others believe i really am an awful person and make them see im the bully when im not.

My name is Crystal, I'm 34 years old when I was in elementary and middle school I was bulled. I could not pronounce my R's and some kids would ask me what 2+2 was for I can say 4, seems like they got me everytime. Also I was heavy so they would call me Crystal boom boom, that's not it I also had a mustache they would call me girl with a mustache. It hurt so bad, it still hurts, I cry when I think about it like I am now while writing this also it make me so sad when I see others get bullied. I would often tell my mom I had a headache or stomachache to get out of school.

My name is John and I'm 36 years old.  As a youth, I was bullied.  Now, as a parent, my oldest son has the same issues.  My oldest was a victim of bullying within the classroom by a fellow student, being told in Kindergarten that he shouldn't use the bathroom because if there was a fire, he'd get locked in there and no-one would find him. Other times made fun of, having his school supplies stolen. As a result, we had behavior, anger, and mental issues, some of which still exist 4 years later.

I am now running for a local school board seat.  With this opportunity, I am able to meet a lot of new people in the community, who reach out with their experiences, some similar. Other times, I am introduced to people whose words touch my heart and focus on areas of improvement within our schools

I met with an amazing woman, Patty Tomaszewski of the Upper Delaware GLBT Center. This is a growing community and deserve the same respect within our school district. Their struggles may be different than mine, but they are struggling nonetheless. I'd like to personally thank her for time, her information about the endeavors of today's GLBT youth, and look forward to working together in the future. Regardless of current policy, one thing that can ALWAYS be done better, is try and protect children from persecution based on gender, sexuality, or religion.

When I was in grade three I was called RETARDED,BLONDIELOCKS,SLOWPOKE,and MONSTER.One day a boy named Will came up to me and said I was cool.WOW!Don't feel bad about yourself.We're all cool in our own way.

Hi my name is Danika blair-foreyt  I am recently 17 years old first off my "bullying experience" started back when i was in the 5 grade i was the only latina in my whole entire class all the rest were white, these guys behind me asked me one day if i jumped over the border to get to america i had no idea what they were talking about then after i had asked about it i realized they were making fun of my skin color and race, i was upset but to scared to say so then they got worse and worse i finally stood up for myself at the start of 6th grade I have two younger siblings going throught the same thing so i stood up for them too, for awhile there as i grew older like 13 or 15 they put me on a drug for my depressions and what not because of my past, my whole life i was a foster kid along with my two little sisters so i wasnt like anyother kid in my class who all had a mom and a dad i got made fun of for that also i just kept quite from then on out they kept on picking and i kept on choking down pills and i got addicted to them kept taking them when i didnt really need them, i started smoking pot to just forget about my life, i cut to ease the stress i was feeling i hated my body size but when i get stressed i ate like crazy and gained more weight then got upset becuase of the added weight it was a vicious cycle. now i do not do those things anymore as much i take my regular pills when i need them i smoke less and less each day, i am adopted so i have a mom and a family, i have a boyfriend to support me i have at least a group of 10 friends but the picking still goes on i handle it the right way i ask them what point are they trying to prove and make them look like a fool, i stand up for more people when i see it go on at school on the bus even at home with my siblings, i am on no ones sides except for my own  now. and for my weight problem i am losing but in a healthy way. I want to make a differ3ence i want bullying to end its just wrong in so many ways nobody needs that type of negativity in their lives. 

Hi my name is Danika blair-foreyt  I am recently 17 years old first off my "bullying experience" started back when i was in the 5 grade i was the only latina in my whole entire class all the rest were white, these guys behind me asked me one day if i jumped over the border to get to america i had no idea what they were talking about then after i had asked about it i realized they were making fun of my skin color and race, i was upset but to scared to say so then they got worse and worse i finally stood up for myself at the start of 6th grade I have two younger siblings going throught the same thing so i stood up for them too, for awhile there as i grew older like 13 or 15 they put me on a drug for my depressions and what not because of my past, my whole life i was a foster kid along with my two little sisters so i wasnt like anyother kid in my class who all had a mom and a dad i got made fun of for that also i just kept quite from then on out they kept on picking and i kept on choking down pills and i got addicted to them kept taking them when i didnt really need them, i started smoking pot to just forget about my life, i cut to ease the stress i was feeling i hated my body size but when i get stressed i ate like crazy and gained more weight then got upset becuase of the added weight it was a vicious cycle. now i do not do those things anymore as much i take my regular pills when i need them i smoke less and less each day, i am adopted so i have a mom and a family, i have a boyfriend to support me i have at least a group of 10 friends but the picking still goes on i handle it the right way i ask them what point are they trying to prove and make them look like a fool, i stand up for more people when i see it go on at school on the bus even at home with my siblings, i am on no ones sides except for my own  now. and for my weight problem i am losing but in a healthy way. I want to make a differ3ence i want bullying to end its just wrong in so many ways nobody needs that type of negativity in their lives. 

Hi my name is Danika blair-foreyt  I am recently 17 years old first off my "bullying experience" started back when i was in the 5 grade i was the only latina in my whole entire class all the rest were white, these guys behind me asked me one day if i jumped over the border to get to america i had no idea what they were talking about then after i had asked about it i realized they were making fun of my skin color and race, i was upset but to scared to say so then they got worse and worse i finally stood up for myself at the start of 6th grade I have two younger siblings going throught the same thing so i stood up for them too, for awhile there as i grew older like 13 or 15 they put me on a drug for my depressions and what not because of my past, my whole life i was a foster kid along with my two little sisters so i wasnt like anyother kid in my class who all had a mom and a dad i got made fun of for that also i just kept quite from then on out they kept on picking and i kept on choking down pills and i got addicted to them kept taking them when i didnt really need them, i started smoking pot to just forget about my life, i cut to ease the stress i was feeling i hated my body size but when i get stressed i ate like crazy and gained more weight then got upset becuase of the added weight it was a vicious cycle. now i do not do those things anymore as much i take my regular pills when i need them i smoke less and less each day, i am adopted so i have a mom and a family, i have a boyfriend to support me i have at least a group of 10 friends but the picking still goes on i handle it the right way i ask them what point are they trying to prove and make them look like a fool, i stand up for more people when i see it go on at school on the bus even at home with my siblings, i am on no ones sides except for my own  now. and for my weight problem i am losing but in a healthy way. I want to make a differ3ence i want bullying to end its just wrong in so many ways nobody needs that type of negativity in their lives. 

Hi my name is Danika blair-foreyt  I am recently 17 years old first off my "bullying experience" started back when i was in the 5 grade i was the only latina in my whole entire class all the rest were white, these guys behind me asked me one day if i jumped over the border to get to america i had no idea what they were talking about then after i had asked about it i realized they were making fun of my skin color and race, i was upset but to scared to say so then they got worse and worse i finally stood up for myself at the start of 6th grade I have two younger siblings going throught the same thing so i stood up for them too, for awhile there as i grew older like 13 or 15 they put me on a drug for my depressions and what not because of my past, my whole life i was a foster kid along with my two little sisters so i wasnt like anyother kid in my class who all had a mom and a dad i got made fun of for that also i just kept quite from then on out they kept on picking and i kept on choking down pills and i got addicted to them kept taking them when i didnt really need them, i started smoking pot to just forget about my life, i cut to ease the stress i was feeling i hated my body size but when i get stressed i ate like crazy and gained more weight then got upset becuase of the added weight it was a vicious cycle. now i do not do those things anymore as much i take my regular pills when i need them i smoke less and less each day, i am adopted so i have a mom and a family, i have a boyfriend to support me i have at least a group of 10 friends but the picking still goes on i handle it the right way i ask them what point are they trying to prove and make them look like a fool, i stand up for more people when i see it go on at school on the bus even at home with my siblings, i am on no ones sides except for my own  now. and for my weight problem i am losing but in a healthy way. I want to make a differ3ence i want bullying to end its just wrong in so many ways nobody needs that type of negativity in their lives. 

Hi my name is Danika blair-foreyt  I am recently 17 years old first off my "bullying experience" started back when i was in the 5 grade i was the only latina in my whole entire class all the rest were white, these guys behind me asked me one day if i jumped over the border to get to america i had no idea what they were talking about then after i had asked about it i realized they were making fun of my skin color and race, i was upset but to scared to say so then they got worse and worse i finally stood up for myself at the start of 6th grade I have two younger siblings going throught the same thing so i stood up for them too, for awhile there as i grew older like 13 or 15 they put me on a drug for my depressions and what not because of my past, my whole life i was a foster kid along with my two little sisters so i wasnt like anyother kid in my class who all had a mom and a dad i got made fun of for that also i just kept quite from then on out they kept on picking and i kept on choking down pills and i got addicted to them kept taking them when i didnt really need them, i started smoking pot to just forget about my life, i cut to ease the stress i was feeling i hated my body size but when i get stressed i ate like crazy and gained more weight then got upset becuase of the added weight it was a vicious cycle. now i do not do those things anymore as much i take my regular pills when i need them i smoke less and less each day, i am adopted so i have a mom and a family, i have a boyfriend to support me i have at least a group of 10 friends but the picking still goes on i handle it the right way i ask them what point are they trying to prove and make them look like a fool, i stand up for more people when i see it go on at school on the bus even at home with my siblings, i am on no ones sides except for my own  now. and for my weight problem i am losing but in a healthy way. I want to make a differ3ence i want bullying to end its just wrong in so many ways nobody needs that type of negativity in their lives. 

Hi my name is Danika blair-foreyt  I am recently 17 years old first off my "bullying experience" started back when i was in the 5 grade i was the only latina in my whole entire class all the rest were white, these guys behind me asked me one day if i jumped over the border to get to america i had no idea what they were talking about then after i had asked about it i realized they were making fun of my skin color and race, i was upset but to scared to say so then they got worse and worse i finally stood up for myself at the start of 6th grade I have two younger siblings going throught the same thing so i stood up for them too, for awhile there as i grew older like 13 or 15 they put me on a drug for my depressions and what not because of my past, my whole life i was a foster kid along with my two little sisters so i wasnt like anyother kid in my class who all had a mom and a dad i got made fun of for that also i just kept quite from then on out they kept on picking and i kept on choking down pills and i got addicted to them kept taking them when i didnt really need them, i started smoking pot to just forget about my life, i cut to ease the stress i was feeling i hated my body size but when i get stressed i ate like crazy and gained more weight then got upset becuase of the added weight it was a vicious cycle. now i do not do those things anymore as much i take my regular pills when i need them i smoke less and less each day, i am adopted so i have a mom and a family, i have a boyfriend to support me i have at least a group of 10 friends but the picking still goes on i handle it the right way i ask them what point are they trying to prove and make them look like a fool, i stand up for more people when i see it go on at school on the bus even at home with my siblings, i am on no ones sides except for my own  now. and for my weight problem i am losing but in a healthy way. I want to make a differ3ence i want bullying to end its just wrong in so many ways nobody needs that type of negativity in their lives.