Boy can I relate to this. I was a quiet girl in school back in the 70's. I have a very great life and I'm tough now. But I can't say what happened to me then w/ bullying doesn't still haunt me today. I think of it and get a pit in my stomach. I am very anxious and think that could be part of where it came from. I was singled out for no apparent reason, maybe my clothes? I clearly remember the taunts, being afraid to go to the bathroom because they would hang on the doors and peek under and kick the door open, going the long way to class to avoid bullies and being late, afraid to go to school, making of illness to stay home. Sunday night being physically sick and shaking and worried. This all affected my school work as well. I never told my mother or teachers this was because I thought it would only get worse. (Tattling) My mom would say "just tell them to leave you alone). Easier said than done. I often wonder what happened to those kids. Did they raise bullies? Are they adult bullies? With my own children I always asked them about their school experience and boy if one of my kids was picked on, I'd be right there.

I can relate to this article I was being bullied also in my teenage years. Child bullying is a problem that parents should be aware of because it lowers the self-esteem and desire to attend school for these kids. As a father I don’t want this happen to my kids. I want my kids to feel safe anytime and anywhere. I have this application through phone and I find it very useful because I can easily track their location and they can summon immediate help whenever they are in danger. Protect your kids now http://safekidzone.com/

In middle school my DAU was tormented by several groups. I went to the school. The principal called a girl & my daughter to the office. (My DAU said it would only make things worse.) We talked with both girls. The girl couldn't be sweeter.
My DAU was right. I was labeled a whining mother & my daughter got it ten-fold. She swallowed a whole bottle of Motrin & was mad it didn't kill her.
In high school she was raped in a stairwell where she was forced to do oral sex & anal sex. In college it was mostly harrassment & jokes like having dish detergent poured in her soda. Her computer was damaged, etc. It just never stopped & the solutions only made things worse.
My DAU developed a specific type of eating disorder called "C&Sing" or Chewing and Spitting. She went from 195 lbs to 102. Then WE had a new set of problems and abuses by the college staff and other kids.
It's just so SAD that so many kids had to die to get any sort of HELP.