Stop Bullying In America

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America needs to start doing more about a big issue called bullying. Bullying affects 28% of kids sixth through twelfth grade in the United States. As is, bullying is becoming more and more of a problem. About twenty years ago is when bullying started to get a problem and now it is spiraling out of control. One of the many cliches is that the bigger kid is the bully, but that is not always the case. There are many ways to stop bullying ,but I will only be talking about a few. I know bullying can get better if you tell someone you trust. Even if that person you told does nothing tell more people until someone listens! Eventually someone has to listen. Telling someone also relieves some of the loneliness. Try not to be alone with your bully

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