The fact that bullying is still a thing that is so prevalent in society to this day is truly upsetting.
Bullies tend to be struggling with their own insecurities, which is why they feel the need to hurt someone else.
Regardless of the fact that a bully is often bullied elsewhere in their life, it is still not okay. How can someone who is hurting so much feel that it is necessary to make an innocent bystander suffer as well?
In many instances, children (and adults who are bullied) try to tell someone that they are being bullied but they aren’t always taken seriously.
Accord to The Stop Bullying Now Foundation, 77% of students are bullied mentally, physically, verbally, and through the web. 160,000 students miss school each day because they are afraid of being bullied.
43% of students fear they will be abused in the bathroom. Which makes sense, as many bullies do follow their victims to intimidate them.
One man vividly remembers how horrifically he was bullied as a child because his last name was “Gay” and he has taken a stand against his bully, 40 years later.
Greg Barrett made headlines recently after attending a school board meeting to talk about bullying in schools. He explained the horrors he lived through in grade school and they will make you want to cry.
“One day at lunch, I had my head shoved in a urinal where it busted my lip. I laid on the ground in a fetal position as the kids kicked me,” he said.
I got up, rinsed my face off, I walked out of the lunchroom, walked straight to the principal’s office, and he told me that these kids would grow up someday. They won’t always be like this.
But yet, here I am, covered in urine from lying on the ground under the urinal. And they sent me home.”
It is sad that such horrific bullying could have been passed off 40 years ago. Schools take it more seriously now, but still, often, children are just told to “ignore” their bullies.
As if you can ever ignore someone spewing hate and trying to tear you down.
Greg had attended a Katy Independent School District board meeting to discuss how he was bullied when he was 13.
But the real reason he was there was because he wanted to confront his bully – Superintendent Lance Hindt.
The man sat at the school board meeting, front and center, and actually laughed after Greg had stepped away from the podium.
The superintendent has completely denied the claims against him and the school board is even backing him up.
Katy ISD board president Ashley Vann said:
“The board fully vetted Dr. Lance Hindt before hiring him two years ago. His strong leadership and fulfillment of our vision since then has affirmed our decision. We stand united with Dr. Hindt today.”
Many commenters online have praised Greg for how he handled the situation and applauded him for being able to face his bully all of these years later.
Other commenters have lambasted the superintendent and called for his immediate dismissal from the school, though that doesn’t seem to be on the table at the moment.
Since Greg’s video at the meeting went viral, one of his other bullies has apologized to him and Greg is holding out how that the superintendent will apologize too.
What do you think of this situation? Do you believe Greg? I sure do!
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