.I never really noticed any bullying, either with me or my mates.
There was always a bit banter and the odd fight, but not on the scale that would be classed as bullying.
If anyone ever crossed the line with me, I always thought I could stand up for myself, either verbally or physically.
There was one occasion when one of the kids with learning difficulties tried getting me and a mate into trouble and accused us of bullying him.
On getting into the form room one morning, me and my mate were summoned to the head of year - who got straight to the point and asked why we had been bullying this lad.
Our faces must have been a picture - until we both blurted out that he had been on holiday for the last two weeks and until we got into the form room, we hadn't seen him at all.
It must have dawned on the head of year, that she was being taken for a mug and she quickly sent us on our way.
No idea what happened to Billy Bullsh!tter, but we kept out of his way and made sure everyone else knew what he had been up to - including the form teacher when we got back to the room.
Whilst pleased the school were obviously clamping down and being proactive, they certainly went about it the wrong way that morning.