You don't need to have any health issues to have endured that.
Simply being new in a school district entering 7th grade is enough for that.
Junior high was hell and senior high wasn't much better.
Simply another reason to homeschool. I wouldn't put my kids through that for anything.
I am hoping my daughter does not put my grandson in the public school system when the time comes. But I know she won’t homeschool, and he’s an only child so he would not get enough stimulation anyways. I am hoping we can find a private school that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. I assume that even though they aren’t perfect it would be a better alternative?
But yeah, looking back there was really no good reason I was picked on. The only “problem” was being a sensitive and introverted child. I don’t know if it’s our culture or the same around the world...but it does seem like one must be outgoing and confident if they want to escape ridicule.
My parents moved around a lot and every year I went to a new school except 7th and 8th grade. I was a “new kid” my entire school career. It was another horrible aspect of my public school life.
Actually in 6th grade I lived overseas and attended a school run by a couple of British school teachers. It had an interntational student body; it was small although I can’t remember the numbers. We had prayer and hymn singing in the morning, and strict discipline. I loved that school, all the public school years I hated like poison.