ms. temkin: first, i think it is important to define what we are talking about.ing is not simply conflict between kids. it is not simply teasing or pushing and shoving on the playground. it is, as ken described, and abusive relationship between kids. there is some debate as to the precise definition, but the centers of disease control and prevention released a uniform saysition in 2014 that broadly, that bullying is repeated aggressive behavior between school-age youth in the context of power balance. that could be anything with differences in size or strength or popularity -- and that behavior is repeated or has a potential to be repeated over time. my story really illustrates each of these components, even though it is far from unique. when i was a middle school student, i was perhaps a little bit geeky, perhaps a little bit nerdy. i probably still am to this day, peers an adolescent, when acceptance is a key behavioral driver, being a little different can leave one very vulnerable. in seventh-grade i had also transferred to a new school and at the time, if you