By Donna L. Brightman

The repercussions of bullying and harassment can last a lifetime.

My eldest son went to school every day from kindergarten through 12th grade knowing he would be bullied or harassed by his peers. Each year we struggled to help him feel safe and secure.

We worked with the administration and teachers, but resolutions were always short-lived. After so many years of taunts, jeers, and discomfort he refused to walk across the stage and receive his hard-earned diploma along with those same students who had judged him so harshly for so long.