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How to deal with high school bullying??

Carrie25Carrie25
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So, my niece is a junior in high school, the nicest girl you'd ever meet, in every extracurricular activity possible and just down right loves everyone.  To her, the world is all puppies, bump-it's, sparkles and rainbows.  She just doesn't know how to deal with some girls that she thought were friends because cruel to her.  Making fun of her, talking behind her back and just down right mean.    

I spoke to her earlier and while I think that she was listening to what I said, I don't know if I really made a difference.  

All I know is high school girls can be real bit.ches!!  

Any advice on what to tell her? 

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Re: How to deal with high school bullying??

  • JillRock96JillRock96 member

    I deal with this in schools every day.  All schools' policies are different, but in my school, there is zero tolerance for this kind of behavior.  I would encourage her to report it to her guidance counselor and make sure that her parent follows up.  Every time it continues to happen from that point, she should continue to report it.  Every text, FB post, message, etc. should be saved and printed -- and she should NOT engage in any conversations back -- just shut down the conversation and sign off.

    I know it is so common these days and so many of us dealt with it ourselves, but that doesn't make it right.

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  • dana316dana316 member

    I don't know anything about bullying, but I think it is important for teenagers to know that high school is NOT the best time of your life...as a matter of fact, for most of us, it is just something you have to get through and look back on and think "that sucked, and I'm glad it is over".

    I think they hear too many people talk about how wonderful high school was and how they'd give anything to go back to that time in their lives...and they have to be wondering why their experience is so crappy when everyone elses was great...

     

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  • pamela-mattpamela-matt

    Some schools also have online reporting (so kids are not seen speaking to administration) and even anonymous reporting.  Can you call and report it?  She does not need to know who did.  I would also make sure her parents are really aware all that bullying is.  I think there are a lot of misconceptions...it entails many more things than people think. I hope your niece finds some peace from this and you are amazing for worrying about 

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