Bullying and Youth Leaders

Social media and bullying is getting bad with our young generation. Some teens are committing suicide because they cannot handle the abuse some students are giving them. Where I grew up they made a group of 120+ students to reach out and help students that are getting bullied throughout the region called the Youth Leaders. Say a student was getting bullied in the hallway in school if a group member saw them getting bullied they would try to stop it and prevent it from happening again. They go to classrooms and give presentation on what bullying does to students. In some cases they do interventions. It is a year round thing and every summer all the top students on the group gets to go Hawaii for a week as a reward on how much they've done as a leader during the school year. They don't just go to Hawaii for fun; they do different activities to teach them about different leadership skill. 
In the video I don't know Levi personally but he had the biggest heart for himself, school, family and friends. As I would pass by him through the four corners of Kotzebue High School he would always have the biggest smile on his face saying hello to everyone that passes him. Levi is right word do hurt. He is so brave to be posting this because I am sure other like Levi are struggling to keep everything in, I'm also sure this video was has inspired so many other teen out there that are suffering from being bullied.For the people that never had been bullied before this is how it feels from a bullied students point of view. This post probably saved someones life who knows. Spreading awareness for trying to stop bullying are hard because this world is being cruel more and more each and everyday.   

Kotzebue students prevent suicide, receive Lifesaver & Prevention Award. (2014, April 2). Retrieved November 2014, from http://www.adn.com/article/20140402/kotzebue-students-prevent-suicide-receive-lifesaver-prevention-award