Persuasive Essay On Bullying

Bullying, often labeled as just a part of growing up, is a major problem in America’s schools today. Although it is such a hot topic in our country right now, it is also a long ignored problem that only seems to worsen. The complication with bullying is that no one quite understands it, and it is not taken seriously. The definition of bullying is an overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people. In more simple terms, bullying is not a onetime incident; it is repetitive and happens among individuals when there is an imbalance of power. Statistically, every one in six children are bullied, and this cannot continue to take place. Every child has the right to feel safe and have the pursuit of being happy in which bullying completely takes those rights away.

Issue: If you or your child have ever been a victim of bullying then you know how horrible one can feel. There are many emotions and fears associated with bullying, and no one should have to be subjected to it. Bullying can have a lasting effect not only in one’s present life but their future as well. Bullying is very prominent in schools today, and there has been an increase in school shootings, which is the extreme reaction to being bullied. Children need to consider each other’s feelings before they decide to bully or pick on each other.

Schools are the most well-known settings for bullying. This is the place where students learn and socialize for most of the day. A school is a place meant to feel safe, not afraid. However, studies have shown us this is not the case. More and more students are reluctant to come to school. Why? Their peers may criticize them and abuse of them both verbally and physically. Bullying is more serious than most think. Many people just think it’s a simple hoax that was taken too far but this simple joke can lead to indelible emotional and physical scar that could hunt students for life eventually lowering their self-esteems and even ruining their lives. Schools and teachers have failed tremendously at stopping this.

I believe schools should be free of bullying because it is a place where we need to study and build fundamentals for our future. Bullying damages the bullied individuals emotionally, academically, and intellectually. I know this from a personal experience, I suffered from bullying for about three years in high school, and I know how it feels to be bullied and to be afraid to assert myself. The bullies used to bully me by calling me “ugly” and “stupid” and many other phrases…I used to hear these negative words and phrases daily. It even affected my academic performance, and I used to tell myself that it is okay, I am not the only one who has been through this and not survived. Plus, I was scared if I faced them and tried to defend myself, it will be worse, so I used to deal with it by silence. It stopped when I decided to speak up about it to my teacher. After talking to my teacher, who took care of the problem, nobody bothered me after that day. If I had not spoken up and stood up for myself that issue would have never been solved. This example shows the significance for students to speak up for themselves to solve their own problems. Consequently, we should never hesitate to assert ourselves and ask for help if we have an

The bullies in schools never think they will get severely punished, so they don’t stop. They think that they won’t be caught and that bullying isn’t a huge deal, but it is. Bullying causes students to not go to school, to feel alone, and to leave their school feeling worthless. If the bully were to be suspended, he/she would learn quickly that what they are doing is wrong in so many ways. They will realize that bullying can be the reason they don’t get into their dream school or do something they love. On the other hand, victims of bullying don’t come forward and voice that the have been taunted, teased, and tormented because they don’t think the school will help them. 67 percent of students feel that their school doesn’t hear about their bullying and doesn’t do anything that will prevent it (Soard). A great number of bullies in

‘’over 3.2 million students of any kind get bullied.’’ As a parent you don't know what to do but go to their school. Then you got teenagers. ‘’Approximately 1600,000 teens skip school.’’ Then goes there education. Therefore , they won't be able to participate in school events. ‘’ By age 14 less than thirty percent of boys and forty percent of girls will tell there peers about bullying.” this is an example that schools don't do much to solve it. Also, because maybe the students are scared to. “90 percent of students report being bullied in eighth grade.”

One of every seven kids from primary school to high school has either been a bully or a victim. An estimated number of 160,000 kids of all ages miss school daily because of bullying (makebeatsnotbeatsdown.org). Teen activists want to put an end to bullying because of: low self-esteem, negative and suicidal thoughts, and abuse. Except, what then happens to the bully? The bully: gets off with a warning - which cannot be good enough sometimes, the bully could also come back and continue to bully the victim, finally there can also be consequences.

Bullies should not be held legally responsible for their actions. Several times, teasing is mistaken for bullying. Name calling, excluding out of a certain group, or avoiding purposefully is non serious teasing. These are not severe issues and can be resolved easily by talking to an adult. Bullying is any physical contact, or continuous, solemn rumors. A study by a National Center for Educational Statistics shows that only five percent of students being bullied were actually shoved, pushed, tripped, or spit on. However, thirteen percent, (the majority) were made fun of and teased. This is not bullying, and going to jail or paying a fine for teasing is ridiculous. Not to mention, thirty-three percent of students being bullied only said they were bullied about once a month. This shows how much people exaggerate bullying.

According to the Journal of School Health, 71% of students report incidents of bullying as a problem at their school (“11 facts”). Bullying is widespread epidemic and it is one of the most unreported safety problems that occur on school campuses across the nation. People take days away from school to avoid being terrorized, see their academic performance decrease, experience depression, and in extreme cases take their own lives, or kill some of their schoolmates due to the fact that they were constantly burdened with people bullying them. Can you imagine seeing your own child apprehensive about going to school because they are haunted by the memories of constantly being called names, having false rumors spread between their peers, or even, battered? I have noticed that bullying is often dismissed by people because they believe that it is just

All forms of bullying are inhumane and hurt the victims as well as family members. These acts of violence carry long term effects. One way I feel that school officials can help prevent bullying is by requiring the perpetrators to have to attend mandatory counseling alone with their primary care giver. I feel that if we start holding parents accountable for their children’s actions there will be a lower chance of that child repeating the action. It will also show parents the devastation bullies victims experience, as well as help them determine the underlying cause of their actions. I also believe that the penalties for second or third offenses should be in the form of removing that individual from the setting. It may sound harsh, but why should

Many people do not realize how serious bullying has become. If you look at statistics suicides due to bullying have increased over just a few short years. This has become a very big problem for not only the victim but the bully as well as it affect both of them. School bullying is mentally destructive to not only the victims, but bullies because of the harmful words, harassment, and physical violence involved as well as the consequences for the bully.

 Among Amercian elementary, middle, and high school students bullying is a growing problem. People been defined bullying by many ways. For example, people define bullying as, " unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived imbalance of power"(stopbullying.org). Bullying honestly needs to be stopped because it is a very negative act. Bullying is usually an unfair fight where the person doing the bullying has an advantage over the one being bullied.

Bullying has been escalating to a certain degree that it has affected as many as 160,000 students that reported staying home from school every day, because they were afraid of being bullied (www.stompoutbullying.org). Bullying does not only stops one from wanting to go to school, it also makes one feel anxious, insecure, and unhappy at school, isolated and at times severely depressed (Young, Shin Kim, and Leventhal). Schools must have better resources available to students; this includes the victim and the bully. The victim should have both better counseling and stricter laws to protect them. Bullies also need counseling due to research which states “that many bullies tend to come from families where parents are more

About twenty-eight percent of student’s ages 12-18 reported being bullied at school during the school year according to the Indicators of School Crime and Safety report, by the Bureau of Justice statistics. Across thirty-nine states survey, 7.2 percent of students admit to not attending school because they do not feel safe. The importance of bullying can’t be undermined. Teachers and parents must understand the importance of looking and listening for signs and behaviors of bullying. This will help tackle the issue before it gets serious and someone gets hurt.

What would teachers do without bullying? I know they really enjoy sitting in bully training where they are told the same thing repeatedly. The students’ school days would be boring, right? 32 hours of the school year is taken up by lessons about bullying. What would you do with that spare time? Well, the teachers would just give us more work. Fun. Also, bullying is a part of life. If you get bullied, oh well for you. After high school, it’s not like you’ll ever see the bully again. The bully most likely will end up in jail.