Personal Narrative: My School As Victims Of Bullying

On the 22nd of May, I graduated from Twinsburg High School; class of 2017 at E.J Thomas Hall of Performing Arts in Akron. Graduating from school has been a very big turning point for me personally. I’ve been through a lot as being a student in school as a victim of being bullied. I was a misfit as a child growing up, being a fatherless son and not like the other boys, I found myself unattractive. In school, I would do my work when supposed to, but I was always harassed by the other students. They would refer to me as a “fag” but most often refer to me as “gay”. This is because I didn't have a masculine voice at the time. I was less developed as a kid and never liked sports or followed the same fashion trends as the boys my age.
From Elementary school through Middle school, I would try to defend myself from those who were bullying me; I would either be reprimanded by the principal or sent to detention. I was constantly in an unavoidable battle with my bullies. I never picked the fight, but I would protect myself because my mom always told me “if they hit you first, you hit back and protect yourself.” I would always tell the teachers …show more content…
I can recall a time where my mother expressed her disdain with the principal and teacher about the issues that have been going on in the school, questioning them “why do you all keep punishing my son for protecting himself from those who have been bullying him? It's not fair for him to go to you guys for help when he’s supposed to and all you guys do is sit on your ass, and just tell the bully to stop and that's it. Then, next thing you know; my son gets into a fight because the ones who were trying to beat him up until he ends up trying to fight them back to protect himself. Therefore, get sent to the principal’s office and punish both the assaulter and my son.” Overall, It nearly escalated to calling a meeting with the board of education because of this