According to a recent survey, nearly half of kids in UK hid their talents in school for fear of being bullied.
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The poll also suggested many children, 11 percent, having stopped singing, some 8 percent said they had stopped doing drama and 9 percent said they stopped dancing because of the fear of being bullied.
Some 8 percent have quit a sport because of bullying fears, the BBC reports.
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"It's unacceptable that rather than celebrate their talent, they feel that they have to hide their gifts, purposely underachieve in crucial subjects and miss out on things they enjoy because of bullying," Hendry said.
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