Article February 14, 2000 ISSUE

for kids

See God's child, not a bully

Stephanie S. Johnson

When Matt was in first grade, he and his family moved to a new city in a different state. It was not easy being the "new kid" when school started again after the winter break. Ben, the tallest and loudest boy in the class, told everyone not to play with Matt, just because he came from somewhere else. To make matters worse, the biggest boys on the bus did things that really scared Matt.

One day on the bus ride home, one of the older boys sat right behind Matt. He leaned over the seat, looking down on Matt with a mean snarl. The boy reached down, took the cord of Matt's sweatshirt, and wrapped it around Matt's neck. Then he began to tighten it. The boy did stop, and very shortly it was time for Matt to get off the bus. But by the time Matt got home, he was afraid and mad at the same time!

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