Good story. I used to get picked on from when i first moved to NY (6th grade) until i got out of junior high, all because i was the new kid who could not speak English. Believe it or not, i was teased by a couple of Teachers as well, including my English Teacher. Of course once i learned the language enough to know what they were saying, i was at least able to answer, though it got me into some fueds and fights that should have never been. Kids can be the meanest people, they just don't realize how seriously they can hurt some ones feelings. Once i got into High School, things smoothed out a bit and i learned to speak English much better. Yeah, if my English Teacher could only see me know, i'd show her how much English i learned by telling her to go...
