Last year, I was under constant attack from a boy in my class,who i shall call sean for privacy reasons.
He said I was stupid and didnt deserve to be at private school, because I was different from the other girls who wore make up and were pretty,and I was ready to stand up to what I thought was wrong.
It got worse when he started abusing my religous beliefs-I am a quaker so I beleive god can hear you anywhere, not just in a church, and we are all equal and no one deserves to be treated with disrespect or contempt.Above all, forgiveness is what i try to live by.
He said I would go to hell and god hated me,AND my family.He said god would punish me for not going to church, too.
Then he began to push me around.everyone began to call me quaker loser, or the ruder equivalent, and yell at me, "Going to tell god your sorry?"
I felt so utterly alone.It was really horrible- I was scared when the bell rang for break and I began to sit at the front so the teacher could see me and I would stay behind, trying any excuses to stay away from my peers.
Eventually,he pushed me down the stairs at school,and I nearly broke my ankle. I decided that was enough, and told the teacher.
She was really un interested.She said if I had a problem, I should see the form monitor, who, unluckily,was seans father.
And I hated every minute of my time there.The teachers did nothing, despite racial offending being against our school rules.
Now I am much happier.I am at a new school, new friends and much better teachers.Sometimes a clean slate changes your life.
Dont suffer-tell someone.
