Teen invents 'Sit With Us' app so no high schooler has to eat alone...

Natalie Hampton doesn't just have memories of being bullied in middle school; she has actual scars. "I had bruises on my body from being punched with fists or shoved into lockers, I was slapped and had my hair tied in knots, and I still have a scar on my left hand from when a girl clawed me with nails and drew blood," Natalie told TODAY Parents. "I was told by my classmates that I’m 'so ugly it’s scary' and 'Everyone hates you.'"

Now 16 and a high-school junior in Sherman Oaks, California, Natalie said, "Apart from the horrific attacks, the worst thing was being treated as an outcast and having to eat lunch alone every day. I believe that being isolated branded me as a target. All I wanted was to have just one person who had my back."

After switching schools in ninth grade, Natalie found a supportive new friend group, but she never forgot how it felt to be the outcast. "Whenever I saw someone eating alone, I would ask that person to join our table, because I knew exactly how they felt. I saw the look of relief wash over their faces," she said. Her experiences inspired Natalie to create a new app called Sit With Us. Full story...

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