Elkridge Breaks Mean Girl Cycle
Hugs, crying followed forum to stop vicious cycle of girl-to-girl bullying.
Lauren Parsekian was bullied so much in seventh and eighth grades that she said she wanted to kill herself. "Whether it was throwing things at me during lunch, ripping up my homework before class or having boys ask me out and then break up with me in front of groups of people, these girls did whatever they could to make me feel alone and worthless and not good enough," said Parsekian, speaking to 200 people at Elkridge Landing Middle School Wednesday night. "It was such a dark time in my life," she added. Ponytails and braids around the room bobbed as Parsekian shared her story. In Maryland, incidents involving bullying have more than doubled in the past three years, with more than 4,673 reported in 2010–2011, compared with 1,294 in 2007–…
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Wanda
9:22 pm on Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Great event! For girls and parents as well. I agree with Mindy in that it should be part of the middle school and perhaps high school introductions. My daughters and I enjoyed it very much. Thank you! more ›