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Bluebag Media
Edison students talk
to junior high students about bullying
GREENVILLE – “Words hurt,” said Edison Community College student Brant
Shiverdecker. “Physical wounds heal… emotional scars never go away.”
Brant and four other Edison communications students spoke to Mrs.
Schaaf’s Greenville Junior High 7th and 8th graders Nov. 18 about what
constitutes bullying and the harm it does to the victims. Stephen Hayes
noted 21 percent of junior high and high school students report being
bullied… “You have 404 students here; that means 84 of you have
probably been bullied!”
He added some students even bring a weapon to school to protect
themselves. “While no one has really connected school shootings
directly to bullying (as being the only factor), 12 out of the last 15
shooters had been bullied.”
Sophie Fig told the students bullying can be mental or physical. “If
someone goes out of their way to harm someone else, that person is
being a bully.”
Melissa Canan told the students 60 percent of high school and junior
high school students report being afraid to go to school because of
bullying. Ashley Cottingim added there were possible long term effects.
“It could be a factor in someone committing suicide,” she noted.
“Sometimes someone who has been bullied could even be afraid to get a
job.”
Some of the Edison students told their own personal stories. Brant said
he was ‘targeted’ in the 7th grade. “It followed me all the way through
high school,” he added. Sophie told a similar story, noting she fought
back. “That wasn’t a good thing,” she concluded. “It can get you into
trouble...
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