最近一則新聞引起大家的注意：日本小公主愛子在校疑遭欺凌。八歲的愛子是日本皇室的孫女，疑似在校遭男同學欺侮，連幾日都不願去上學。這件新聞引起很大的迴響，即使是皇室成員，也無法避免被不平等對待。何況是一般小孩子呢？整體而言，所謂霸凌指一人或一群人經常性欺侮弱小或瘦小的族群。霸凌者以嘲笑、威脅、痛打或甚至偷竊的手段控制其他小孩。通常發生在學校的任何年級。專家建議如果霸凌情形能早期發現並制止的話，就可避免將來更淒慘的悲劇發生。身為已經任教十年的老師，我經手過許多校園欺凌事件。以下兩件事是我想告訴那些疑似受欺凌者。首先，要有自信。每個人都身而平等。當有人要欺侮你時，不要容忍或是相信這是你應得的。你的懦弱會讓人更不尊重你或是更想霸凌你。再者，立刻請求旁人協助。老師或旁人會站在你這裡且採取行動對抗霸凌。他們會保護你免於恐懼中。

　　我還記得我有一個學生從國小五年級就是被同學欺負。我是在他國二時當他的導師。他上課很安靜，不愛講話。在國二上學期，他已經被欺侮至少四次了，有時，有些三年級學生會向他要錢，如果他不給，他就會被痛打一頓。他從不尋求老師協助，欺凌事件發生，我總是最後一個知道。有一天，我告訴他如果他想要改變現在常常被欺負的情況，就要相信老師一次。這次他同意。他答應我下次他被霸凌時，就要趕快告訴老師。那一天，他照做了。我就連絡他父母及欺侮人的家長都到學校。結果有點好笑，霸凌者和被欺侮者的父母都互相認識，有的還是遠親。從那天以後，那位學生就不再被欺負了，他知道學校及家長會保護他。國三畢業他還考上嘉義高工。 我由衷的希望那些受欺侮者不要再容忍他人對你的不當行為。從現在起，勇敢站起來尋求援助。如果你這樣做的話，霸凌事件將不會再次發生在你身上。

Say No to Bullying Julia Chen 　

Recently, some news caught most people's eyes: " Japanese princess being bullied at school". The eight-year-old princess Aiko, granddaughter of the Japanese emperor, made several excuses not to go to school after being bullied by boys at her elementary school. It is surprising that even someone as noble as a princess could be unfairly treated at school. What about normal kids？ 　 Generally speaking, bullying refers to a person or a group of people repeatedly picking on someone who seems to be weak or vulnerable. Bullies try to control other kids by teasing, threatening, taunting, and even stealing. It usually occurs at school, and can happen at any grade. An expert suggests that if the bullying can be stopped at an early age, it can prevent more severe bullying occurring in the future. Being a teacher for ten years, I handled so many cases of bullying. Here are two important things that I want to tell possible victims: Be confident－ Remember that everyone is equal. When someone picks on you at anytime, don't tolerate this behavior or believe that you deserve it. Your weakness will make the bullies look down on you and want to bully you more often. Then, ask the teacher or an adult you trust fro help immediately. The teacher or an adult will step in and take a stand against it. They will protect you from being bullied. 　 I remember one of my students who had been severely bullied since 5th grade. I met him at 8th grade in junior high. He talked less and was often silent in class. In the first semester of the 8th grade, he was threatened and hit at least four times. Some 9th grade students made him take money to them. If he didn't, he sometimes was hit on the head or back. He never asked for help, I was always the last one to know of the fact. One day, I told him that if he wanted to change this kind of situation, he would need to trust me once. He agreed. He promised the next time he was bullied, he would tell me immediately. That day, when he was bullied, he ran to tell me who the bullies were. I called the victim's and the bullies' parents to come to school and discussed the cases together. It was a little funny. The bullies' parents and the victim's parents were friends and they were also relatives. From that time on, the victim was afraid of no one, because he knew that the school would protect him. And he finally attended a good vocational school. 　I hope those who have been victims will not stay silent. Stand calm and ask for help immediately. If you do so, you won't be bullied anymore.