Whenever the youth worker tried to tackle the subject, the boys wouldn't take any notice. Eaton visited the group to run a session on bullying, explaining what it is and describing the different types from verbal to physical and the common triggers.
"By the end I had boys shouting at me that they weren't bullies," says Eaton. "They had all recognised what they were doing and they were devastated I could think they were bullies. But we got them thinking about it."
The bullied boy has not returned to the youth group since. "I'm not sure whether that's a good thing or not," admits Eaton. "But now the rest of the group is saying, 'Where is he? He's our mate. We want to apologise'."
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