Bullying takes different forms and every type is not OK. Here, 3 students share their experiences:

• PAUL, 13 years old: At school, people call me names just for how I look. It all started when I was in 6th grade. I was shorter than everyone and not as beautiful. For example, last week, while I was walking down the hallway, some boys were laughing at me and calling me names. It made me feel very bad.
• AMY, 14 years old: A lot of girls in my school treat me badly and make fun of me because I have a big body. Yesterday, I was talking to a friend while some girls were staring at us. They were making fun of us, so I decided to tell our teacher. The teacher called their attention, but they said that they weren’t bullying us.
• JANE, 15 years old: I was new at this school. A guy started talking to me and two girls were whispering to each other while staring directly at me. Then, I discovered that the boy was dating one of the girls. The girls spread false rumours about me. Everyone was calling me names for talking to someone else’s boyfriend.