DAVIESS COUNTY, KY - After several recent school shootings across the U.S., some Daviess County middle schoolers are taking a tough look at bullying. 

Students heard the story of Dr. Allan Beane and his son, Curtis. Beane says his son never fully recovered from being bullied as a kid, and died after taking methamphetamine.

These students are being given a simple message. Bullying can tear lives apart. It's a message that's been given to these kids and kids across the country before, but they say bullying still goes on.

"People pushing around, name calling, and threatening people... passing nasty notes," said 6th grader Drew Hill.
"Usually making fun of clothes or telling them you're not popular, go with your own friends. You can't sit here," 6th grader Brandon Ramburger told us.

After violent episodes of bullying or retaliation, like school shootings, the anti-bullying message is often given to kids across the country. NEWS 25 asks the program organizer, 'What will make today different than other messages students have gotten about bullying?'

"I think I had them think about their words being hurtful and how people remember mistreatment and how they're creating memories how that will last a lifetime in people," explained motivational speaker, Dr. Allan Beane.
Some students say Beane's words will stick with them through school.

"I think it should hit them if they call people names because it'll hit me really good, like if I say something mean, I'll think oh wait, I'm bullying," said 6th grader, Alyssa Zoglemann.

"It was really touching to see how many people are affected by it because you hear every day that people are hurt by it, but you never really think it's really true. It really makes you think twice about what you're going to say to someone if you dislike them, or they're bullying you," said 6th grader, Maddy Boyd.

Dr. Beane tells NEWS 25, bullying in schools has gone on for so long, it's adults that that need to stop allowing bullying to happen.