Standing By

by Alan Eisenberg

  Drake

  I want to be a better person.

 

  Staci

  I want to speak out.

 

  Haley

  I want to help bullying victims who are 2 to 9 times more likely to consider suicide than other teens.

 

  Levi

  I want kids like me to know that it gets better if you let it.

 

  Jennifer

  I want the 160,000 students each day who stay home from school to avoid bullying, to feel that school is a safe place.

 

  Charlie

  I want all bystanders to stand up.

 

  Cassie

  I want to live.

  FADE OUT:

  THE END