Bullying Awareness

She focuses harder on the video playing in the classroom when her chair is kicked from behind. She hears the muffled laughter. Tears sting, face is getting hotter. Her chair is jerked back then slid side to side, the legs scrapping across the floor.Why doesn’t the teacher do something?  She turns around and begins hitting the boy’s legs. The laughter continues but he releases her chair. She can see her teacher standing in the back corner, eyes focused on the TV at the front of the room.  With Bullying Awareness Day approaching (October 11, 2022), we are reminded of how […]