Dropping Out Of School

[Mr. Smithers]

Last week, when I was walking home from school, I took a shortcut to my house by going through the alley. There these boys from my school that I know threw a baseball bat at me and then they stole my cell phone. They have been doing this on an off but nothing this serious. They even said there reason was because I told the whole school I was gay. Then they said that they are going to get the whole school to do something really bad to me.

I have been punched, kicked, abused just because of my sexuality all of my school years but now I am really getting fed up. My only way of defense is just to let them do it. Because I feel that if I tell or report to an adult that they are abusing me, this only makes them angrier because they got into trouble. And I also feel that If I fight back, they will try to hit and abuse me even more.

I know this may belong in the abuse forum but I put in sexuality and you guys can move it anytime that you like.

Back onto topic, I was thinking about dropping out of high school and taking me GED. Because I'm tired of this. I really am. I know that the real world isn't like that. This is school. I'm sure that when I get a good job and a good education level then I should be alright.

All I am asking for you is this the right decision that I am making. I want to know. Because if it isn't, what do I do? Move to a new school just to only encounter the same amount of problems. I really need help with this. I am not ashamed that I told them about my sexuality. They don't have to agree with it, they don't have to accept it, and by all means they do not have to like it, but it doesn't give them the right to make me their torture victim.

[Nihilus]

Tell the police. I believe this is illegal to do that, but do not drop out of school. School is how you get the good jobs. Tell a adult, even if you have to tell the police but do not drop out of school

[Antares]

Dude. You have one more year of school. Just go your last year and then go do whatever you want. Well you are 17 but I don't know when your birthday is so thats besides the point. You have come SOO far and now you just want to drop everything because a few people are being asses? Don't let them win. Thats what they want to do. You need to remain a fighter and keep going because you will NEVER be able to go back.

Well apart from that inspirational message by John lol back to the problem lol. I really think that you should just keep going. If you feel like you are up for it tell the administrators. That would be an automatic suspension at my school. If they went to the lengths of phyiscal abuse then if you fight for it they may get expelled. That woudl suck for a high school student to get expelled. So if you think you can get the evidence and present it to your principal (no one else) then go ahead and do it. Then after that if they get in trouble with the school but keep physically abusing you you can totally go to the police. Then if they touch you again they are going to jail and possibly be tried as an adult.

So in conclusion, don't quit and fight for your rights.

[dogman]

tell an adult, trusted friend in power, school counciler, teacher, anyone, you shouldnt let them do this to you, and dont drop out of school, that means they win!

[byee]

Fezzie, listen, you can't drop out of school b/c of this. That's quitting, and quitters always lose. You wanna job where the only thing you hear is the answer to 'paper or plastic'? Besides, you're the victim here, you shouldn't be the one who makes the sacrifice. There are less drastic (and less self punishing) ways of making this stop.

I really agree that you need to tell the adults here. It's not right that you should suffer here, silently, and it's nonsense that it would get worse if you involved the authorities. Assault, battery, larceny are all serious crimes and when the authorities get involved, it will stop.

Talk with your folks about this and come up with a plan to address it, who should be informed.

[Mr. Smithers]

Thank you. I told my conselor about it. :)

[The Resurrected One]

Thank you. I told my conselor about it. :)

How did it go? Is punishment going to happen to the people who abused you?

[Mr. Smithers]

They are transferring me to another school. Tomorrows the last day of school. So in September I'm going to a new school.

I don't know if they were punished or not though.

[The Resurrected One]

They are transferring me to another school. Tomorrows the last day of school. So in September I'm going to a new school.

Glad to hear that. Hopefully it'll go better for you there.


I don't know if they were punished or not though.

They should be. Very badly. People like them don't deserve anything good.