Teaching Memorial Students To Stand Up To Bullies: Empathy is about like, if somebody gets hurt mentally or physically

Much of today’s class covered empathy and the difference between empathy and sympathy. While sympathy can sometimes include judging someone.

“Empathy is about like, if somebody gets hurt mentally or physically, you know how they feel and you can relate and comfort them and tell them it’s okay,” seventh grader Kira Barringer said.