Two fourth-graders in Old Bethpage found a way to fight back against bullies — with words of their own.
Old Bethpage Elementary School students Danielle Kovel and Kelly Schenck were recently recognized after they teamed-up to tackle bullies of all ages with a poem. Kovel and Schenck penned the words for a poetry contest and were named co-winners of the grand prize at a recent Plainview-Old Bethpage Board of Education meeting.
The duo’s piece was selected out of 1,000 entries across the district and it aims to spell out exactly how it feels to face bullies in school yards and halls. Old Bethpage Elementary School principal Suzanne Gray and social worker Marc Galloway presented the award before the youngsters read their poem for attendees.
Bullying Hurts
By Kelly Schenck and Danielle Kovel
You should know bullying hurts.
It starts with the one word, the one that you blurt.
These words that bullies say are the words you hear.
Did you know that bullies can be your biggest fear?
Bullies are never wanted, you just want them to leave.
You sometimes say, “Help me please!”
Bullies work is done here, not that it should have started.
But who is the one broken hearted?
We feel alone, small and weak.
Scared to go out, even to speak.
We run back in and we do not even peek.
The things they say, the things they do
Would you like it if it were you?
Now you know bullies are not cool.
They are just cruel.
