Bullycide Prevention 60 seconds “Bullycide”
Girl 1 It’s something I had to deal with everyday since grade school Guy 1 / Guy 2 You’re a Freak What a Queer So Ugly Stupid You’re such a Dweeb Dork Little Squirt Nerd Fatty Girl 1 And I thought it would stop when I graduated Guy 1/ Guy 2 How incompetent can you be? You’re a failure; you’ll never amount to anything! If you cant do this job, we can always find someone else who can! Can you do anything right?! So weak! You cant even lift that? Pathetic! But it didn’t. Girl 1 I tried to ignore it, but it just wouldn’t stop. So, I silenced it . . .by taking my life Narrator 1 Every year suicide claims the lives of about 4,400 young people; half of these are directly related to bullying. Its become such a prominent issue that it is now referred to as “bullycide.” Hundreds of thousands of people are victimized every year and their cases go unreported. Narrator 2 If you or someone you know is being victimized, speak up. Don’t be a by stander. You could be the difference between a life and a death. Narrator 3
Call 1 800 273 TALK or visit stopbullying.gov to help.
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