The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defines bullying as "aggressive, unwanted behavior among school-age children that involves an actual power imbalance or perceived. The behavior repeats itself, or has the potential to repeat itself, over time. Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and intentionally excluding someone from a group. There is an epidemic of bullying in schools across the country. School bullying must stop completely. There is no excuse for bullying to occur. Bullying comes in many forms: physical, verbal, psychological and, more modern, cyberbullying. This has a profound negative impact on young people; far beyond what some might think. This can cause the victim to feel worthless, like life is not worth living, extremely depressed, and like an outcast, to name a few. I have personally experienced all of this and more. So why is it so difficult to stop school bullying? Well, there can be many reasons for this. For example, teachers and parents may not be informed enough to recognize or deal with bullying and students are afraid to report bullying. Other students, who are not victims but witnesses, may also be afraid to report such incidents so as not to become victims themselves. Allow me to present my past experiences with bullying. Bullying started for me many years ago when I was in elementary school. I tried to report it and was told “not to tell stories.” Nothing has been done about this. Granted, it was the mid-1990s. I just ignored it as best I could. It wasn't until 7th grade that the bullying started... middle of paper ... Klein, Rebecca. “Bullying prevention programs can have negative impact: study.” The Huffington Post. The Huffington Post, October 10, 2013. Web. February 27, 2014. “It Gets Better Project.” It becomes a better project. Savage Love, LLC, and Web. February 27, 2014. Broderick, Ryan. “9 teen suicides in the past year were linked to cyberbullying on social media.” BuzzFeed. Np, September 11, 2013. Web. February 28, 2014. « Anonymous Tips | Bust Bullies." e2Campus | Unified mass emergency alert and notification systems for colleges, universities, colleges, and K-12 schools. Omnilert, LLC, nd Web. February 28. 2014.