Peers? cruel words often stick with students

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The childhood phrase “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me,” is a lie.

“Words are powerful, and when people say mean things to you, they hurt you,” said David Miller, of the Urban Leadership Institute, while addressing about 150 Carroll County public school middle-schoolers Wednesday in New Windsor.

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