Comments by "Linda Barham" (@LindaBarham) on "Inside Edition" channel.

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  37. I was bullied extensively in grammar school by both classmates and neighborhood kids. Both physically, verbally and emotionally because I was overweight. It was horrible but I never thought of killing myself. It baffles me why a 12 year old would even consider this. My mom stuck up for me at school and at home. She talked to me about the bullying and gave me lots of extra love. Am I scared, yes. I'm 55 years old and still have a hard time making friends. Not to criticize the parents but they should have been at the school every week demanding something be done and went up to the school board to complain. I would not tolerated my child being suspended too. I would of been at the school raising hell. One time a teacher consistently picked on my child for nonsense stuff, I had a meeting with the principal and she was eventually fired. It was because he was a lefty and his printing wasn't up to par yet his work was perfect. You have to be your child's best advocate. I'm not sure if they knew she was in this private social media group or not but they should have banned her from it. For me it was in the 70's and my mom taught me this funny response to their name calling. It was to say back whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks onto you, lol. We found the parents of the bullies were just as bad as the kids, where do they learn it from! I teach my son to report bullying of himself or others to the teacher and me. I've notified the principal in one case. I teach him that doing nothing is just as bad as bullying. Educate, educate and educate your children, that's the only prevention. Also, schools should have mandatory bullying training for the staff with clearcut examples of how to handle it. This is a national epidemic and needs to at least be controlled.
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