Tyler Long Bully

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Bullying

How would you feel if you were bullied for trying to fit in or trying to be yourself? 3.2 million people have been affected by bullying each year. As a result these victims of bullying are affected by decreased academic achievement and depression and anxiety. One reason is how bullying can decrease academic achievement. Once bullied this will make you want to skip classes or full school days. This will make you miss assignments. Each day 160,000 teens skip school because of bullying. That's 160,000 grades affected just in one day. Another reason is the effect of depression and anxiety. Tyler Long was a regular teenager, who just wanted to fit in. Tyler was bullied everyday for 3 years. After all of the

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