Case Studies of Violation of Human Rights in Boarding Schools in India:
Bullying has long been a part of the boarding school ethos, particularly in boys’ institutions. As a result many children are suffering in secret physical and psychological intimidation. The bullying can come from their peers and in some cases housemasters and teachers. Very often they are unwilling to report it as they feel that they will receive unsympathetic responses. Having a child in a richie-rich boarding school has always given parents bragging rights, but what goes on behind the closed doors can sometimes be ugly, as is evident from the some of the gruesome incidents mentioned below.
Lawrence School Sanawar: The school expelled seven students for allegedly beating their juniors with wet leather belts, rods and sticks over not complying with their ‘instructions’ to cheer loudly at a girl’s match. The beating left six of the juniors with eardrum damage.
Scindia School in Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh):
The horrific bullying case in Scindia School in Gwalior made bullying/ragging a news point and the story was carried prominently on prime-time television and in newspapers. The student of Scindia School battles for life at a Delhi hospital after allegedly being choked by someone in his hostel room; his elder brother told police that another student of the same class was on the brink of suicide after being bullied by seniors.
Sardar Patel Vidyamandir (Rajkot): A-14-year old boy died after
As more and more children go to school, the rates of bullying go up as time goes by. there are many times at which students suffer all the bullying that occurs within their lives. As more schools become aware of the magnitude of the bullying occurring right under their noses, there are rules created to aid the victim. There are various types of bullying and these are created to do one thing, instill superiority among the “stronger” and place a feeling of inferiority. Bullies are the ones who are detrimental to a child’s development.
The topic of bullies is one that has concerned parents and schools for almost as long as schools have been around, but the real question is who should dispense with this serious dilemma of our children getting harassed the school or the parents? It is time for schools to step up to the bat and dispense of this serious problem of our children getting tormented in and out of class by other pupil. It is time for schools to step up to the bat and dispense of this serious problem of our children getting tormented in and out of class by other pupil. Learning institutes should be cutting the problem of bullying down from the roots instead of deserting it and letting this mess appear into the bullied child’s personal live at home. Not letting the
Kowalski, R. M., Giumetti, G. W., Schroeder, A. N., & Lattanner, M. R. (2014). Bullying in
In the article, “Why our approach to bullying is bad for kids” by Susan Portor talks about how our culture reacts to bullying in the school system. Bullying has been a worldwide epidemic in our school system. The children that are being bullied end up having emotional distress that can lead to depression, maybe bullying others to gain back some control, even hurting themselves and the extreme of committing suicide.
To bully is to use strength and power to intimidate or harm the ones who are weaker. In the documentary “Bully”, directed by Lee Hirsch, the theme of the film is how many teachers and parents actually do not know what is happening in the lives of the children that they care for. However, there are also so many children who are hesitant to tell anyone that they are being bullied. The film follows the lives of several children who are faced with bullying every day. This film also follows parents whose children have committed suicide. Their lives had become intolerable and no one noticed or someone noticed and they did nothing too late. There are teachers and administrators who are clueless as to what is happening and some just flat out do not want to
The topic of bullying in schools across Australia has a large impact on the children and adolescents that face this issue daily. Bullying is not tolerated in schools as it can lead towards mental illness and much worse, yet this does not stop other students in the school from bullying another class members. However, when bullying does occur schools do have policies about how they handle the matter for it is the schools duty to keep their students safe. It is believed that being bullied can make a person stronger mentally in the later years of their life, however this may not always be the case as seen in the article from nineteen hundred. Bullying should not be taken lightly, the parents and teachers need to realise that issues like these do
Human rights are protected under Australian law in three key ways; statute law, the constitution and common law. It could be argued that if Australia adopted a bill of rights, human rights would be more clearly defined, consistent in all states and territories and more easily understood.
Schools around the world offer educational opportunities for their students; which offer many opportunities for social cooperations for the youth. These social opportunities likewise offer many opportunities, one being for children to become victims of bullying.
All human beings are born with equal and inalienable rights and fundamental freedoms, but where was this saying when the Holocaust was going on? The Holocaust was the biggest, most brutal, and baddest mass killing of a single race. The people on the side of the Holocaust did not listen to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights or anything to persuade them to stop killing Jews. All humans deserve the rights given to them by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
This article starts by informing the reader of the facts about bullying and highlights some key
Over the past couple of years, the issue of bullying in the educational environment has gained national attention, various laws have been put in place to prevent bullying. The methods of bullying have changed from cyberbullying, verbal bullying, and physical bullying. Bullying has been known to effect a student’s metal, social, and physical capabilities. Some of the consequences of bullying are suicide, depression, and lack of self-esteem.
Bullying has become one of the hottest controversy since the past decade. Bullies are the people who intimidate others because they feel superior from their peers and believe they are higher than anybody else. Moreover, they think that intimidating the people who cannot fight back is funny, but, bullies do not know how the victim’s feeling and how they recover from the pain (“11 Facts”). On the other hand, the victims are the people who are scared to stand up and speak up for themselves. Bullying can be an aggressive behavior that causes harm and distress to others. It can be repeated over time until they feel helpless (Harpaz). It occurs mostly in schools due to imbalance of strength and power. Bullying can have various effects on people’s life due to lower self-confidence, depression, and rebellious act.
Bullying is defined as a dynamic and repetitive and persistent patterns of verbal and / or non-verbal behaviors directed by one or more children on another child that are intended to deliberately inflict physical, verbal or emotional abuse in the presence of a real or perceived power differential (Selekman and Vessey). In other words, it is a group of people who directed an act to threaten, hurt or frighten that individual when he is unable to defend himself. The article outlined and covered the details of bullying – corresponding behaviors, place, time and reasons of bullying, what intervention works and does not work. It is thorough and analytical; clear and specific.
Empowering students to reach their full potential physically, intellectually and socially are essential to an individual’s wellbeing. The school’s milieu needs to be a safe and respected space for this potential to reach its peak. A factor that contrasts with this ideology for schools and communities to be a safe place for students to gain a deep understanding of this world is the engagement in bullying practiced by students and even staff members. Preventing behaviours associated with bullying is very important due to the detrimental effects it has on students learning, social and emotional wellbeing and mental health status and therefore school, state and national policy has been enforced to clearly communicate that bullying is not tolerated. Although schools require to provide policy for students to have a safe learning environment, the autonomy and inconsistency of policies within schools has generated a lack coverage in important areas such as the lack of a specific expectation,
To understand the crooks of this paper you must first understand the action of bullying and/or what scholars view as bullying. Dan Olewus, a leading researcher, defines bullying by saying “A person is being bullied or victimized when he or she is exposed, repeatedly and over time (1994, p.98). However, researchers believe that bullying can be any act to another that is intentional and deliberate in nature in efforts to taunt, tease, or be little. The person who receives such treatment is the victim whereas the bully is “The individual who commits the act of bullying (Olweus, 1993). Despite all the research and information on bullying, the systematic harassing and tormenting of children in schools still affects an estimated 50–80% of young people (Department for Children Schools and Families, Special Educational Needs, 2010). Those affected by this nearly life threating situation are all to include: the victim, the victim’s families, the schools, and even the