Your Words Hurt My Feelings 

Three kids are pointing and laughing at a boy.

             By: Shakis Drummond 

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A girl siting on a bench in front of a school.
A girl happy about the first day of school.

Tanya is a new girl at Huntington Elementary School, who has just moved all the way from Atlanta, Georgia to Long Island, New York.  

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Three kids smiling and the girl in the middle has her arms around her friends shoulders.
Kids smiling

Tanya is an outgoing kid.  She never has any problems making new friends whereever she goes.  

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Two girls whispering in each others ear.
Two girls telling secrets

There are a group of girls who are known to everyone in the school as "Mean Girls."

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Two girls are saying mean things about a girl.
Making fun of a girl

The "mean girls" were especially rude to Tanya because of her accent, the way her body was shaped, and the clothes she wore. 

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A girl siting down with her arms crossed on her knees, looking sad.
A sad girl

Tanya is feeling sad and confused as to why the mean girls are making fun of her and treating her like an animal. 

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A teacher reassuring a student.
A student talking to the teacher

Tanya tells her teacher how the "mean girls" have been bullying her. 

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The teacher and professor are talking to each other about the child that is being bullied.
The teacher and principal are having a conversation

Tanya's teacher notified the principal and the girls were suspended from school for one week.  

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A girl siting at her school desk with a smile on her face.
A happy girl

Tanya was glad the "mean girls" got punished for what they said about her.  

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Bullying written in black ink with a red circle and slash through the word.
Stop bullying

Tanya knows that it is not right to be a bully and that everyone needs to have respect for one another.  

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                     References

All images are from Google.com

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