[nabs-l] Bullying

[Sophie Trist]

Mikayla, I'm so glad you're standing up for yourself. No one 
should have to endure bullying, and if someone is bullied, they 
need to say something. But I'm a little confused. Your friend 
told you that this girl shoved you in the hall? Do you not 
remember getting shoved? Were you injured? The reason I ask this 
is, kids have shoved me in the halls before at school, but it 
hasn't been an act of bullying. It's just been a case of a 
crowded hallway full of kids rushing to get to class, and someone 
just accidentally slammed into me. Maybe the girl didn't push you 
on purpose? The reason I'm inclined to think this is that it only 
happened once. If she had pushed you every day on your way from 
homeroom to history, it would definitely be purposeful bullying 
and need to be reported. But a one-time occurance might just be 
an accident. Sometimes, well-meaning sighted people overreact to 
these types of things. Once, my friend and I were just goofing 
off, and she slapped me very lightly on the arm, not even hard 
enough to leave a mark. A kid observing this thought the girl was 
bullying me and was about to report her until I assured him that 
I was fine. Before I reported the girl to the councilor, I would 
talk to your friend and her to make sure this isn't a 
misunderstanding.

Just my thoughts,
Sophie
 ----- Original Message -----
From: Mikayla Gephart <mikgephart at icloud.com
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
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Date sent: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 11:11:57 -0500
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Bullying

Thank you all for your suggestions. My parents are so gad I said 
something, and are helping me plan my course of action. I just 
wanted to hear what people on the list had to say!
Mikayla

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On Feb 22, 2014, at 10:51 AM, Ryan Silveira 
<ryan.l.silveira at gmail.com> wrote:

 How long ago did it happen?  You should report it to your 
assistant principal or someone like that.  Have a friend go with 
you if you feel you need it.


 On Feb 22, 2014, at 10:49 AM, Mikayla Gephart 
<mikgephart at icloud.com> wrote:

 She has only bullied me once.

 Sent from my iPad

 On Feb 22, 2014, at 10:37 AM, Ryan Silveira 
<ryan.l.silveira at gmail.com> wrote:

 Hi Mikayla,

 How long has this been happening?  Was it just this one incident 
or have there been several?

 Ryan L. Silveira


 On Feb 22, 2014, at 10:17 AM, Mikayla Gephart 
<mikgephart at icloud.com> wrote:

 Hi,
  In this post, I am going to poor out my heart. This morning, I 
told my mom, and I haven't told any one else.
  A couple month ago, a really close friend said that another 
girl said that she shoved me in the hallway. My first class is 
Social Studies, and my homeroom is right across from Social 
Studies. The girl is in my homeroom. I walk very slow when going 
from Homeroom to Social Studies, and the girl must have wanted me 
to walk faster, so she shoved me. Yesterday, my friend told me 
that she doesn't think the girl who shoved me has a respect for 
people, much less a respect for people with disabilities. For the 
longest time, I have not told anyone.
 Mikayla

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