Letters To A Bullied Girl
Cover via Amazon "Contempt allows the bully to justify his or her hateful behaviors because of the erroneous belief that they, the bullies, are superior to their victims. Contempt gives the bully a twisted permission slip to dehumanize." Letters to a Bullied Girl by Olivia Gardner with Emily and Sarah Buder. Copyright 2008. Letters of encouragement written to a young woman who was bullied at school. Softcover, 202 pgs. 978-0-06-54962 0 Olivia Gardner, a fifteen year old girl with epilepsy, was taunted, teased, and physically assaulted by other students after she had a seizure at school. Filled with dread and depressed she stopped attending school. School officials seemed to have no idea how to protect Olivia. Co-authors Sarah and Emily Budner saw Olivia's story on a local news show and wanted everyone to know that something positive could be done about bullying by the average person. They went to their school and asked if a letter writing campaign c...