Phoebe Prince Case

“Once I got teased, I could see where the anger came from and what can make someone want to kill,” said Stefan Barone, a fourteen year old. (ABC News) The anger and depression is overwhelming and hard to control. There is no doubt that bullying cause’s suicide, and those bullied often commit acts of violence against others.

In “Phoebe Prince: Should School Bullying Be a Crime?”, an article written by journalist Jessica Bennet addresses school bullying, the outcomes and the consequences that bullies deserve or not. Above all, this article aims the spotlight on bullying, a 15-year-old who took her own life due to harassment, torment, rumors, physical threats all leading it to being bullied by well-known good students. In any case, the process of being bullied has never been taken into consideration nor importance in the school system or by society in general. “It’s even gotten better over the past decade says Dan Olweus, a leading bullying expert”. However, bullying just does not disappear, it is still an issue that humankind does not have any diligence to the cause

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Children tend to be less involved in school activities and tend to withdraw themselves from any communication with others. School aged children who endure bullying tend to become shy and very timid making it difficult to interact among their peers. This makes them less likely to have friends and leaves them feeling worthless. Research has shown that girls are more likely to be bystanders of bullying acts to maintain social support and friends (Waldrip, 2008). Most girls try to maintain a status which creates issues among each other and they tend to bully the one’s that effect this status. As the bullying continues the victim’s turn to harmful acts or even commit suicide. Recently in a nearby local community a student that was being bullied bullied committed suicide. The bullying she endured had her depressed to the point where she felt there was no other way out of the vicious acts but to end her life.

The attacks came to a head on January 14, 2010 when the perpetrators abused her in multiple parts of the school and through a canned drink at her head on the way home from school. As a direct consequence of her peer’s actions, she took her life at the young age of 15. The situation surrounding Phoebe Prince could

She was an outgoing teenager. She liked meeting new people on a video chat. But one time she made the mistake by listening to an anonymous stranger who asked to flash. Soon she learned the consequences of doing that. He would make fake facebook accounts and request to follow her classmates. He would tell them misrepresentations that he was moving to that school soon and wanted to get to know some people. After they followed him back he would post the inappropriate picture of Amanda. Everyone either would bully Amanda or alienate her. Everyone who bullied her should have been expelled because everyone makes mistakes. “ The only mistake in life is the lesson not learned.” Which was said by the expert Albert Einstein. Amanda was not bullied by a clique she was bullied by kids from all over the world. It is appropriate that someone should've stepped in to help. But no one did, and that’s the reason we have two less people in this

In Hate List by Jennifer Brown, the fact that both Nick and Val are bullied but only Nick shoots up the school suggests that when bullied, boys feel the need to take action while girls internalize the insults and pain. Nick plots revenge for the people who bully him and Val: “I’ll take care of it,” Nick explains, “I’ve been wanting to do something like this for a long time” (62). Nick believes that the bullies deserve pay back. He feels that he has a responsibility to teach them a lesson. Nick commits suicide after murdering all the people who bully him. He would rather die by getting revenge on his bullies then live without seeing them get their comeuppance.

In this television show, Hannah realized she needed to seek professional help, at least once. She decided to seek help from her guidance counselor, but he was not helpful to her, and very quickly began victim blaming. As counselors, it is pertinent to help clients who are depressed and suicidal as we must be aware of the signs. It is essential not to minimize our client’s feelings and emotions. These issues of bullying, depression, and suicide amongst our youth are too important to be ignored. As a future counselor, I play a unique role in saving our youth, and advocating for those seeking professional help.

In 2010, Phoebe Prince, who suffered from multiple mental health conditions, was so distraught and helpless in the face of unrelenting bullying that she hung herself in her South Hadley home. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, “22% of children age 12-18 report being bullied at school” (Indicators of school crime and safety.2015), however, bullying is not the only major concern that school administrators are facing. Some of the other top issues include mental health, violence, and academic achievement. Administrators continue to seek out programs that will address these concerns, some with varying success. Phoebe Prince may not have resorted to such drastic measures if she had learned life-long skills in self-regulation,

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.

In the article Big Bad Bully by Hara Estroff Marano she discusses the main components of behavior that make up a bully, who can be a bully and why people choose to bully others. In the beginning of the article she focuses on suicide victims who could no longer take the mental, physical and emotional abuse of bullying. Marano (2017), “Months later, in Cherokee County, Georgia, 15-year-old Brian Head grew tired of the same teasing and deeds. The denouement was only slightly more remarkable. He shot himself to death—in front of his classmates. He walked to the front of the classroom and pulled the trigger.” The same teasing and deeds Marano is speaking of is being tripped in the hall, various name calling and being physically bullied. The article goes into depth of how the Western society treats bullying. We are prone to often dismiss bullying as kids being kids and, teachers are in denial that any such behavior exist in their class. However, the sad truth is that more times than not there is always a classroom bully. Because we often overlook the severity of bullying choosing to close our eyes we get a harsh reality when someone commits suicide. It forces us to acknowledge the hard truth with open eyes that we have chosen to close for too long.

What would you do if you were constantly being made fun of every time you walked into school? What if you found out that your parents were keeping a big secret from you, and when they told you, it made you want to kill yourself? If you had a chance to stop all the lies and secrets and bullying, would you take it. Many teenagers die every year because of suicides. For every death, there is always a reason why. Why would innocent teenagers just suddenly decide to kill themselves? The reason is this: they deal with so many issues at home, that it just got too far and they couldn’t handle it anymore. Family issues is one of the big reasons why teens commit suicide. Many students can’t handle being bullied.There are tons of reports of students

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

She tried to stand up for herself and even trying to talk to her parents about it. Her parents sort of brushed it off as if she was over exaggerating. As the school found out that she had past away, the school introduced a program for all the students to go through, just so that they could know the consequences of bullying.The attempt Suicide can be very obvious in many ways or it some people may not be able to tell. Some obvious signs of suicide are giving things away, or doing self harm, or showing interest in death ( Bullying Statistics) The suicide rate due to bullying has increased dramatically with the younger generation. Part of the program directed the learning to picking up signs of one trying to commit suicide can be very obvious, but one trying to do it in the near future is depression, showing interest in death, and giving away personal belongings may not be so obvious. Sometimes it can not be obvious at all. Most of the time the victim that is being bullied does not go to school because they do not want to face the bully, or they do not want people knowing that they are being bullied. some schools are given permission to intervene on cyber bullying that may cause a disturbance at the school. the supreme court may step in and help and get to the bottom of

Phoebe Prince committed suicide within her home a couple months after being constantly bullied by fellow classmates. Ultimately those classmates were held accountable but made plea deals to only be charged with a misdemeanor and were sentenced to do some community service. How is it that a life is taken and yet no one is truly held responsible? There are multiple cases similar to this and so far there have been no changes with our justice system. According to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention, “Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young adults.” It is clear that within the judicial system, the guilty party needs to be held accountable with a greater amount of punishment. While there are many resources available to victimized children of today’s society, the punishment for the bully is far more lenient than it should be, sending the wrong message to bullies and parents. A change in a harsher punishment or criminal charges on a bully and involving the guardians, is one way that could put a stop to bullying.