Sit with us

Natalie Hampton was bullied in school for years, told that she would never have any friends, even physically attacked. But it was sitting alone at lunch that made her feel like an outcast.

Changing schools in ninth grade made the difference for her, though, when she was invited to sit with someone during lunch. She says that this kindness saved her life.

Natalie created an app called "Sit With Us." Students create "open lunches" where anyone can join them and be included in the conversation. 

"Even though just about every school has bullies, I believe each school has a larger number of upstanders who want to make their schools more inclusive and kind," she said.