My son was extremely bullied throughout most of his elementary school years. He never told me how bad it was. I knew he didn't have close friends, but attributed that to the giftedness. When I realized what was going on, at the end of 5th grade we got him in counseling. We also decided for him to start middle school at a new school where he didn't know any of the kids. This was the best decision for us. His 1st year in middle school has been his best year in school. Like the Mastercard commercial states, "Having Friends in school, simply priceless". A lot of my friends tried to encourage us to continue on at the same school and have him confront his problems. I'm so glad we made the switch.
