A 13-year-old Phoenix girl is garnering national attention for her efforts to fight teen bullying, MyFoxPhoenix reports.
Julia Kordon says she was taught the Golden Rule as a child, but has learned that not every one follows it.
"It really blows me away to think that people could do this type of thing to somebody and not realize how bad they're hurting them," says Korden.
Kordon created a Facebook page last November for a North Dakota girl who committed suicide because of bullying. The number of fans grew quickly, and Korden took things a step further -- starting an organization called "The Bullying Ends Now."
She travels to schools and talks to students about bullying. She wants kids to remember how much words that hurt.
A bill that would change the definition of bullying in Arizona schools went before the Senate Education Committee Monday, as the fight to end bullying grows.
The bill would expand the definition of bullying to include cyber bullying, and bullying based on sexual orientation.
The bill was tabled in the Senate, but could still pass in the House.
Karen Kordon, Julia's mother, is the director of Camelback Academy.
"It's hard, you don't want to see your children hurting, you don't want to see the children in your school hurting," she says.
Julia Kordon will receive an award for her anti-bullying efforts Thursday at North Canyon High School in Phoenix. She's very pleased about the legislation, called the Arizona Safe Schools Act.
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