I am so very sorry for you. I know what it is like to come from a family with problems and THEN have people give you problems on top of that.

Please try talking to the bus driver, sitting up front, and making SURE you never show fear or weakness to these bullies. They practically live for it. I won't tell you to fight back, which is really helpful, because YOU will get into so much trouble. Thanks to the zero tolerance idiots YOU will get expelled and POSSIBLY assault charges for defending yourself. So please do not fight them.

On the other hand, don't let them put their hands on you either. Yell at them to stop it. Display STRENGTH.

If the bullying is just verbal, just say very dismissive things like "I don't have to talk to trash like you" or give them word for word if you can do it. Like if they insult your clothes, say something funny or tough or mean like "you are too poor to buy me new ones so just shut up".

But really I am going to PRAY for you. And I hope you will pray, too. A LOT of going through life will be to simply ENDURE. I know that you dont' want to hear that but you must understand that there are no easy answers to much of what people do, and sometimes no quick justice.

I can give you this hope though: the more these people bully you, the bigger the ditch they dig for themselves. I can't tell you how many bullies end up with miserable lives, being bullied themselves on a job or getting into some other sort of trouble.

They may even be MISERABLE already themselves, which many of them are....TRY to ignore them, display strength, pray over it, and think of all the good things you can about school. If they hit you make SURE you tell someone because THEY can get expelled.

Please try to have a good day and things WILL get better.

ummm I think maybe you have to bring a work of art, like a painting or a drawing... I don't know what else an "art object" would be.. a necklace, maybe? Or... a vase?

and the other would be a random thing, like a frying pan, and probably say stuff like art makes you feel things when you look at them and is handmade whereas a frying pan is not particularly interesting to look at. That's what I'd interpret, anyway x)