This school is well known for the intellegent and polite student body, but do we really know what goes on in the minds of these teens?, honestly i dont think we'll ever know truly but on the outside the part that actually matters most, there is no serious sign of bullying. when you walk the halls of princess margaret secondary you see smiles and casual (not alway appropriate) conversations. From what is observed no one in this school is physically being bullied, then again looks can be deseiving. Under the smiloes, hugs and laughter there is indeed a small but hurtful demon called "high school drama".
High school drama might sound small and nothing even closly related to bullying, but indeed it is and sometimes its the worst form of bullying. Rumors, back stabbing, and constant name calling, this is the stuff that goes down under the cover of the land of milk and honey. studies have shown that emotional and mental bullying if or can be much worse then physical, its the name calling and the rumors that can really sting a kid and even stay with them for life (depends on the personality the person has). Along with all this that goes on at school it can follow a person home witch is really horribble, thats when you start looking at cyber bullying and maybe even phone calls.
Now theres one question i have for everyone out there, may it be student or teacher. Is there a way to stop this self esteam genocide?. Unfortunatly no there isnt a way to stop it no matter what people do or say there is those that will never stop being either racist, or just strait up judgemental. This is the garsh truth we all need to learn. There is though a way to "protect" yourself, Be true to yourself and know who you are, dont let people who may not even know you tell you who you are or even who you should be. one more thing id like to say is that people that start rumors or call people names dont deserve to have friends then again maybe thats all they need is a true friend to stand up and say "hey thats not cool".
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