Bullying at school

Have you ever been bullied?
Does it happen in all school?

"My classmates have been bullyig me on non-stop for two years. No-one talks to me. I haven´t done anything to get blamed for, and I still don´t know the reasonI got picked on. I am not any wealthier or poorer or a different race.....What if I was?
I cry myself to sleep every night. I am miserable. My parents know and they have talked to the headmaster but he isn´t interested and says he can´t do anything about it. my parentsknows all the bullies´parents. One girl even lived in the same street and we have been friends since we were tow years old. But we are not friends any more. I don´t want this to happen to anybody in any part of the world. It´s just one of the most horrible things someone can live."
(Emily, 14 yeras old)

Glossary:
To pick on: to tease, harass.
Non-stop: without end.
Abuse: to hurt, maltrate.
To get blamed for: there was no reason for this.
Headmaster: principal of a privated school.
Bully: one who intimidates others by threats.
Teasing: annoying by irritations and provocations.
Social gathering:community group.
Assault: vilent attack.
Underestimate: to estimete at too low a cuantity, degree, power or worth.
Fear: emotion characterized by dread or expectation of harm.
To give up: to surrender.
To cope with: to handle with some degree of succes.

Answer these questions:

1. When did Emily become a victim of bullying?

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2. Why did her classmates bully her?

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3. What sort of things did they do?

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4. What did her parents do?

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5. What did the headmaster of the school do?

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6. How did Emily feel?

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