Have you ever been bullied by a group of students? How do you deal with the trauma that creates for your mental health? How did your admin team support you?

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Yup! I totally had this happen to me at the beginning of the school year this year. This groups has been little a-holes for 3 years now. The would say I smelled like b/o …..when I didn’t. I called them out in front of the whole class about it. I asked them what exactly I smelled like and that it’s interesting no one but these 5 student in this particular class could smell it. And it stopped right after I embarrassed them.

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I love it! Mine was too sexual to actually confront them, but I bet it would have shut them down a lot earlier.

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Yes, a few years ago, I was targeted by a group of 8th grade boys. There were about 10 of them, but one, naturally, was the ring leader. There's always a ring leader. I was a tenured, 9-year teacher at that time. They said some specific sexual comments to me under their breath and about me in other classes. It was clear they were referring to me. I was angry, embarrassed, and sick of it.
I use the word targeted, not bullied, because I'm not sure the latter fits by definition, even if it felt that way. Nevertheless, it sucked to be me. I was suffering in silence for a while and then spoke to my union rep, who suggested I go to administration. She offered to go with me. I was really so embarrassed to have to repeat what they said to my principal and vp, and, believe me, I'm no prude. I was worried because I was sure it would backfire, either with the students or admin.
They listened, and they responded. I was asked if I wanted to sit in on their discussion with the students and parents. Yes, they spoke singly and group, some with patents , some without because the parents couldn't or wouldn't meet. It was swift and over once the admin got involved. I was relieved, to be sure. I was also appreciative of my admin. However, because of this, I'm very sensitive to anything that remotely feels like what happened before, and I am just waiting for the other shoe to drop, I guess.
We are a K-8. I was never more happy when those 8th graders moved on to HS.

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It is heartbreaking when kids take the path to bullying. The victim is the one who suffers the most.

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