I was quiet, shy, kept to myself and caught the attention of the class clown who decided that it would be funny to sexually harass me.

I was branded the school slut in 6th grade, too. It wasn’t because I danced with, kissed or dated a boy. It was a whole different reason. I was quiet, shy, kept to myself and caught the attention of the class clown/popular boy who decided that it would be funny to sexually harass me. It’s amazing how teachers will so easily turn their back to this sort of thing. I eventually bounced around from school to school to escape it but it kept up with me for some time. It was heartbreaking and could really ruin a person’s self esteem.   It took a long portion of my school career to realize and accept that I’m not the person they made me out to be but it’s a very hard thing to go through. If teachers simply paid attention or listened to the complaints of students, so much bullying could be eliminated.