'Push Back Project' looks to end bullying in DeKalb High Schools, starting with Dunwoody.

DEKALB COUNTY, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - Two former DeKalb County students who said they were bullied during high school plan to push back. They want to work with schools in the county to end bullying.




"High school was the worst four years of my life," said Polina Milter.

"It's been a while since high school, but it hurts everyday," said Taylor Goode.

Milter and Goode said they were bullied day-in and day-out while attending Dunwoody High School.

"I felt so alienated. I was called depressed. I was called braces, four eyes, anything you can think of and it was tough," said Milter.

Milter's struggle became so real, she attempted suicide. But she survived the bullying and so did Goode. That's why they now want to help other teens through a non-profit they're working on getting started called the Push Back Project. It's their non-physical fight to end bullying.

"We have a motto now, the Push Back Project: Unpause your life because we're sick of living on pause. It's time to make our life go forward," said Milter.

They plan to start programs through the Push Back Project aimed at anti-bullying. The first stop: Dunwoody High.

"We want to start where our heart got broken and fix it there," said Milter.

"This is our way of saying you're not going to have this power over me. I'm going to push back, but I'm going to be the bigger person and I'm going to push back with support," said Goode.

The two met with Dunwoody's principal Tuesday morning in an effort to start programs in DeKalb County schools.

"They had a good meeting today. The next step is to put pen to paper so we can look at exactly what this would involve and possibly bring it to life," said Walter Woods with DeKalb schools.

They're looking forward to starting the next chapter to end bullying.

"It's time for a change and enough talking about it. Let's do something," said Milter.

The women will send the school a proposal next week. They should have an answer if DeKalb County schools will work with them by the end of the month.

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