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When you’re bullied, your grades often suffer.

Avoiding school isn’t a great answer to bullying. You’re supposed to be in school so you can learn what you need to know as an adult. You’re not helping your future self by not going to school. You’ll get worse grades. You might eventually fail a whole grade. Some bullied students end up dropping out of school. DOING POORLY IN SCHOOL Even if you do make it to school while being bullied, you might not do as well once you’re there. Bullying gets in the way of studying and paying attention. If you worry or feel stressed all the time because someone is making fun of you, you may not feel like working hard in school. Instead of focusing on learning, bullied young people focus on staying away from bullies. They focus on how bad bullies make them feel. At home, they might have a hard time sleeping, because they’re so worried. Feeling sad and tired doesn’t usually lead to good learning. After a while, bullied students might stop learning, and their grades start to fall. They just don’t have the energy to do well at school. All their energy is focused on dealing with the bullying. LACK OF SELF-CONFIDENCE Imagine a bully makes fun of your clothes every day. She tells you you’re stupid, and you’re not good at sports. She tells you that no one likes you, and you shouldn’t even be around.

Bully on Campus & Online

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