SEATTLE, Wash. — A group of middle school students in Seattle are grabbing the attention of congress. They are urging politicians across the country to stop bullying.
“At a certain point during the 2016 election we realized just watching debates there wasn’t civil discourse and that really upset us and after the election we were like ‘we have to take action’ cuz this is happening on different levels and we have the power to do something about it,” said seventh grader Claire.
Claire, among some of the other students involved, said they were victims of bullying themselves at one point. That was part of their motivation to join other students in making the government a bully free place.
“It’s taking away the issues at heart and it’s making people feel bad when what really needs to be happening is we need to be making progress as a country,” said seventh grader Julia.
The group, known as the DC Bully Busters, asks politicians to sign a pledge promising they won’t engage in bullying and will speak up if they witness it.
“Name calling is the biggest one for me. Especially as a girl it’s hard to watch people who…
