Bullying in Schools Today

Most kids say that they don’t see bullying around school. In just Minnesota alone there is talk about bullying and how to prevent it. Sen. Franken states, “Nine out of 10 LGBT kids are harassed or bullied in school. One-third report having skipped school in the last month because they felt unsafe” (Shah 14). Kids should not feel unsafe to go to school. School is supposed to be a safe place to go and if someone needs help there are supposed to be people there to guide them. Franken adds, “But the sad fact is that our federal laws are failing” (Shah 14). Laws have been made to try to stop bullying, but bullying continues to exist. This shows how out of control bullying is becoming.

Bullying is bound to happen anywhere at any time but occurs mostly within school limits. Kathleen Winkler defines bulling in her book, Bullying, as “...any kind of ongoing physical or verbal mistreatment, done with the intent to harm, where there is an imbalance of power between bully and victim” (Winkler 14). Bullying has an extremely important impact on one’s everyday life and can affect their life negatively getting to the point where they can no longer take the blow. To try and prevent bullying from taking place in schools, one needs to know how bullying effects a person, what the role of each person involved in the situation is, and have knowledge of specific methods on how to prevent it. Bullying in schools is a serious problem and a handful of school do their part to prevent it; others, not as much, which means there is room for improvements.

To expect greatness in any field of life, it all starts from a place of quality education and that's what America has constantly strived for. School is the place where everyone is given equal opportunity to learn and shape himself or herself into contributing members of society. At the same time each individual’s academic success defines what it means to have a good life. Unfortunately, schools face lots of problems trying to do the right thing. Among major challenges that schools face, bullying has a strong attribution to the poor academic experience among student victims. Today, students still risk being bullied everyday. This paper studies bullying in secondary school with

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To deny the existence of bullying throughout the nation, especially within the brick walls of school, is to be ignorant. Bullying is a huge issue that is evident in may schools throughout America. Seventy percent of students throughout schools in America have said that they have witnessed bullying. A total of forty-nine percent of student in grades 4-12 have reported getting bullied at least once a month. Parents have to constantly worry about their child getting picked on while at school. One out of every four students, equalling to around twenty percent, are bullied every year. Around fifty-five million children throughout the United States are attending school this year, many whom are getting bullied.

What is Bullying? Bullying is a problem that many children encounter while growing up. It can be a painful experience, both physically and emotionally. Too many news stories about bullying have had heartbreaking endings.

School should be a place where students learn social and emotional skills as well as academics lessons but bullying has become a prominent issue in schools and it’s even occurring online. Bullying can be direct or indirect and it can affect every student in the school. Bullying undermine children’s safety, senses of belonging, feelings of value, and it also hamper their ability to learn. It can also create a climate of fear and disrespect that spreads throughout the school and even extends to the community. Bullying is different from conflict, fights, or disagreements. According to (Boston Public School), Bullying is a form of emotional or physical abuse that has three defining characteristics:

Bullying in the K-12 system in America is a serious societal issue. Bullying is commonly discussed and argued in our society, and it can be seen on the news and in the media very frequently. The problem with bullying is that it has been around for a long time, yet it is still not being fixed. Schools cannot continue this way because it damages young children and causes issues throughout the life course. As scholars have found, bullying leads to lower academic performance and low self-esteem, which shows the need for change. In a survey of about 50 peers, 43% agree that bullying is an issue, and 35% strongly agree with the statement. This means that more than 75% of respondents agree that bullying is an issue in our country. All teachers,

Bul·ly, Noun, A person who uses strength or power to harm or intimidate those who are weaker. This is the basic definition of a bully. Bullying is something that affects a large number of people, especially teens, in every country not just the United States. Bullying is something that can change a person’s attitude towards life. Bullying is something that can permanently change almost anyone’s life. And yet, even though bullying has so many problems and affects so many people, it still is a huge problem in almost (if not every) school in America. I see it in every school I’ve ever been in. An estimated 1 in 5 are bullied, and that is a horrible thought. And that is why bullying should be eradicated.

For some people school is fun, exciting and boring, but for others, it terrifying knowing that something may happen to them if they go to school. Bullying is one of the biggest problems, some schools has right now. But that, 'not the reason some people are supposed to not speak out when they see this type of things happening. Bullying is turning into a big situation in our community and it’s causing people to get depressed and even committing suicide.

All over schools in America, bullying is a big N-O, but why not say yes to bullying? Bullying has been a problem for decades, it helps teachers, students and in the classroom. It isn't only beneficial for the bully himself with the “self-gratification” but it also helps the victim. There isn’t only a dark side to bullying, as the teachers and parents of America like to shine on the practice of bullying. There is a substantial amount of reasons why teachers, parents, and society itself should say yes to bullying.

Bullying is a wide spread epidemic in our country. Almost everyone will be bullied at some point in their life. Bullying happens for many reasons and can have fatal consequences if it is not handled.

Bullying has been around forever, no matter what the situation or where it takes place in the American Society. This has also been a issue among the years and has been fought but never defeated. Even though it is mostly seen in America or there is no escaping from Bullying and how it affects people. There is also a quite broad history of Bullying and how it has developed or seen throughout the years. Also, there has also been a loophole through al of bulling laws and that’s cyber bullying. Overall bullying can really take a toll on someone and how they feel, that’s why there's Bullying Laws made.

The type of bullying that i am helping solve is direct bullying . Direct bullying is a physically harrising another student . "school based activities decreased bullying 25%" according to pacer.org . My program brings students together that have expirenced bullying . This group will give the victims an apportunity to talk about there problems and not just hold them in because it is very unhealthy to not to tell anything about tramitising  things like this. It will also give students an oppurturtunity to make new friends.My program will do things that will help with "things that come with bullying are depression, decrease in grades , and low self of steem"  according to stopbullying.gov .

“Parents are way overprotective these days; getting picked on by tougher kids and hassling weaker ones is just a part growing up. It is how they learn to deal with the real world.” A statement heard by many people from adults. Unfortunately, this statement is incorrect. Throughout the course of years the US Department of Justice and Education indicate that more than eighty percent (80%) of public elementary and secondary schools report experiencing at least one violent incident ranging from bullying and physical fights to rape and assault with a weapon. (ProQuest Staff) This shows there is a need for change in society. A parent guardian as well as a student would want to be