Jenn Fox of Summit Hill warned people Sunday about the effects of bullying.

"What happened to my daughter can happen to any child," Fox said.Fox spoke at a meeting she conducted on bullying at Tommy's Hoagies in Coaldale. About 30 people attended."We came to show support for Kamryn," she said, "but we came so close to holding this in memory of her."Kamryn, 13, is Fox's daughter. She also spoke at the session, and said she was a victim of bullying and had attempted suicide."The thing I went through was horrible," the teenager said."The school did not help. Together, we can make a difference."Dawn Sharrer of Freeland, who is a guidance counselor, and Kathleen Quinn-Farber of Tamaqua, also spoke at the session.Irene Genther, a member of the Panther Valley School Board, attended, but did not speak.Genther said she felt an obligation to attend because of the importance of the topic.Fox and Kamryn said they will attempt to form separate adult and youth groups to address bullying.Quinn-Farber shared some facts on bullying.She said statistics show that one-third of teens said they are bullied at school.She added that although she feels sorry for victims of bullies, "My heart goes out, too, to the kids doing the bullying."Sharrer said that when she was a student, she was bullied in school and often cried herself to sleep."My parents would say, 'Oh, they're just kids.'"She credited two teachers with helping her become a success.She looked at Kamryn and said, "Kamryn, you're beautiful. Jealousy causes people to do what they do."Sharrer said that when a guidance counselor has a student who has written a suicide note, they are supposed to ask the youngster if he or she intends on hurting themselves.They also should contact that student's parents or guardians and not let the student out of their sight.Once the student who wrote the note leaves with the parents, the guidance counselor should call the students who did the bullying and their parents and discuss the matter.Some schools have zero tolerance, she said, meaning if bullying occurs, those responsible would be suspended.Sharrer also confessed that she turned from being a victim of bullying to being a bully."It turned around," she said. "I was hurting people and my parents were called in."She stressed that victims of bullying not respond. She suggested that whenever possible, victims should have witnesses around to see the bullying.Quinn-Farber agreed."Bystanders are very important," she said. "You need somebody to stand up.""If you see bullying and don't do anything about it, and don't tell an adult, you're as bad as the bully," said Sharrer."Always put your safety first, but go get an adult."Sharrer also said that if groups are organized, that it is important to keep everything that happens in that group confidential among the members, unless someone is in danger of hurting themselves or others."We can't do anything unless the kids tell us what's happening," Fox said."Talk to your kids. We have to work together."