• You have to learn to stand up for yourself
• Being bullied is character forming
• It was just a bit of fun
• Boys will be boys!
• They got what they deserved
• Bullies are thick kids from dysfunctional families picking on academic, nerdy kids with glasses
• We don't have bullying in our school
• Don't tell the teacher, it will just make it worse
• The teacher can't do anything about it
• It's nothing to do with me. I just see it happen. I don't bully anyone

Look at what happens to the Coastkids and you will see that their experiences do not fit into these myths and misunderstandings. Instead, they show how complex bullying actually is.

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