Is Bullying A Serious Problem?

Bullying is one of the leading causes in teen suicide today. People bullied in the past or present have been studied and it has shown that they have a lower quality of life. Though they have a lower quality of life, the have better physical and mental health. (“Seaman” 1). Studies have shown that most bullying happens in middle school and high school. There is bullying in elementary school but it is minimal and less serious (“Bullying Statistics” 1). Most kids refuse to speak up while being bullied in fear that the bully will just taunt them more (“Cyber-Safety Act” 2). Bullying has become a very serious issue regarding our society today.

Bullying at school is a big problem that is found in all the schools in the United States and across the world. Since the late 1990s there have been several fatal school shootings committed by victims of bullying that have brought bullying major media attention. This has resulted in an increase of awareness about the harmful effects on the kids being bullied as well as the bullies themselves. This has brought a large amount of local, state, and nationwide programs designed to try to prevent bullying or to at least try to contain the problem. “In an effort to adequately address the problem, many schools are taking a proactive approach through prevention and intervention, but how do we know if and when such intervention is effective? First and foremost, we must have an accurate understanding of the dynamic and complex phenomenon of bullying across development and as it spans the multiple levels of the social ecology” (Casper, Meter, & Card, 2015, par 2). Many psychologists, sociologists, and school administrators have been publishing research on school bullying. Bullying is a significant threat to many children because it causes psychological problems not only for those who get bullied but also those who do the bullying. Even though bullying is a significant problem the are few solutions that can help prevent or significantly reducing bullying like reporting bullying, know the characteristics, and passing laws.

Bullying is a big problem in America. Like being cyber bullying because of you how much you weight. Also being bullied because of your sexuality is different from other people. Bullying can cause big effects on people like having thoughts about committing suicide. Suicide is one of the landing causes of death, and teenagers being bullied is the reason why in America. Suicide stories are important to be heard so we can portent more suicides from happening.

Bullying is happening all over the world and it is a huge problem. According to www.bullyingstatistics.org, victims of bullying are between 2 to 9 times more likely to commit or consider suicide. If bullying is stopped or lowered around the world, the suicide levels would drop as well. Telling about bullies can help others going through it.

Bullying has become a major issue in the United States and around the world. What brought the attention to people about bullying is the number of suicides that are committed by adolescents and the stories they share online or live television. Bullying is categorized to be direct verbal, direct physical, and indirect forms. Not every person has an idea how terrible bullying can be and how harmful it is to the victim. Bullying has driven students to commit actions they have never done before such as cutting themselves, suicidal thoughts, health disorders, and bad behavior. Bullying must be taken seriously, because it results in negative effects on its victims and may drive students to commit horrific actions. Lawmakers should draft anti-bullying legislation, students should stand up for one another, and society should work out what can be done to combat this problem.

There is one death by suicide in the US every 12.3 minutes… Why? Well because of being bullied and made fun of. Not only committing suicide but also 160,000 kids around the world stay home from school because of bullying. Bulling is becoming more and more severe as time passes and for some people this is becoming accepted by many kids and it keeps on spreading more and more. Most of these children and teens that stay home, think of committing suicide every day and not many people notice these types of kids and not know what to do to help. Bullying is a social injustice because Many children, adults and teens are in the state of depression and some even feel

Suicide is the act or an instance of taking one’s own life voluntarily, a person who kills herself intentionally. In fact suicide is the third leading cause of death for 15 to 24 year olds and at least 90% of teens who kill themselves have some type of mental problem. Suicides among young people continue to be a serious problem. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for children. School bullying statistics in the United States show that one in four kids in the U.S. are bullied on a regular basis. A student is being or victimized when he or she is exposed negative action on the part of one or more student. Bullying remains one of the largest problems in school with the percentage of students,over most 13 million American kids, will be bullied this year. Noticeable effects of bullying are ongoing sadness, withdrawal from others, reckless behavior, rejecting to eat & lack of sleep. According to suicide prevention resource center, cyberbullying is a new way of communication through social media and texting to hatrass and cause emotional harm to victims. Suicide is clearly influenced by bullies.

Is bullying an epidemic or is it just kids being kids? Some would suggest that our kids are becoming more aggressive lending to bullying. Others argue that kids are being kids, they need to learn how to survive in a competitive, cruel world. The U.S. Government defines bullying as unwanted, aggressive behavior that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Actions may include making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose. Dan Olweus, developed a three-part definition outlined in Bully/victim problems among school children to help determine if bullying is

Bullying is the cause of many suicides and deaths (Home n. pag). In McCormack’s article, he explains how many students are bullied each day and harassed to the point where they question their own self-esteem. They are no longer

Sidney Hanenburg/Bullying is a major problem in America. One tragic outcome is suicide. “Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people, resulting in about 4,400 deaths per year” according to bullyingstatistics.org. There are so many harmful effects on the victim, some victims become famous for their anecdotes especially for kids with disabilities because they know they are different. Like Phoebe Prince. She endured cyber bullying, verbal abuse, harassment, and physical abuse. Bullying needs to be stopped.

Bullying is a worldwide problem that can be linked to teen suicide. The third leading cause of death in youth is suicide, which results in nearly 4,400 deaths per year (Centers for Disease Control, 2012). At least half of these deaths are caused by bullying. Although bullying is still seen by many to be a normal part of growing up, it is a severe problem that leads to many negative effects, including suicide. Unfortunately, there is not a definitive solution to this problem. However, there are multiple ways to help teens who are contemplating suicide due to bullying: seeking immediate medical help, encouraging teens to talk, parents keeping communication open, and by parents communicating with school authorities.

According to the Jason Foundation, suicide is the second leading cause of death from ages ten to twenty-four. More teenagers and young adults die from suicide than from cancer, heart disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza, and chronic lung disease combined. This statistic just shows that what is said to other people might not matter to the speaker, but it matters to those individuals. Every day there is an average of over 5,400 attempts of suicide from kids in grades seven through twelve. If people were to exhibit more respect for others, these numbers would decline and people overall would be happier. When kids are victims of bullying they are two to nine times more likely to consider suicide than kids who are not. Bullying happens in every school all over the world, whether it is meant what was said or not it can hurt

Coming to conclusion bullying is a factor that leads to committing suicide but there is plenty of more reasons why people commit suicide, bullying is the one out of 20 reasons why people commit suicide . We cannot prevent suicide by simply preventing bullying, and we should not simply prevent bullying for fear of suicide. Though very apparent that the young girl was targeted through cellphone-based social media, it has also been reported she was hospitalized for mental health and switched schools. Hope fully I got your attention and thought of why bullying is not the only reason why people commit suicide either way we should prevent both to make others feel

Over 3.2 million students are victims of bullying each year. Approximately 160,000 teens skip school every day because of bullying. 17% of American students report being bullied 2 to 3 times a month or more within a school semester. Bully victims are between 2 to 9 times more likely to consider suicide than non-victims. Bullying and depression are often related. Depression affects both bullies and their victims. Victims of cyberbullying may be at an even higher risk of depression. The link between bullying and depression can also extend to other problems, like: low self esteem, anxiety, high rates of school absence, physical illness. If you see bullying going on tell a teacher or help make the bullying stop, because you don’t want to have the person being bullied have suicidal thoughts, depression, or kill

There are many teenagers who kill themselves each year. While diseases, drugs, and bad lifestyles all contribute to youth suicide, bullying is another major cause of teen death. Bullying has become a major issue as students make fun of others in an attempt to entertain them as well as look cool. I hear there are measures to improve education, health, and violence, but I have not heard any resolutions for bullying. Many need to understand the idea of bullying, the harm it can create, and the ways to end this enduring dilemma.