Speech On The Dangers Of Bullying

I really like the direction you are going with bullying effecting our adolescents and young adults today. Bullying is “unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance” (McKenzie, p. 182). The program that you mentioned in your discussion board is what we need to change a culture. Let’s be honest, bullying is happening beyond school aged children in the U.S. Not taking care of the issue early on results in similar behavior when they get older. I have experienced many people attempting or committing suicide due to the actions of someone else. The programs you mentioned would train students and teachers alike. In orders the change a culture we have to start with our kids.

Anti Bullying Policy – Schools, by law, have to have a policy in place to prevent all forms of bullying between pupils. These policies need to comply with Education and Inspections Act 2006 which gives head teachers the ability to discipline pupils for poor behaviour even if it occurs outside of school premises or under the lawful control of school staff. It also provides that every school must reward and encourage good behaviour. These should be communicated to all pupils, staff and parents and be part of the behaviour policy. There is no single solution that will suit all schools that will deal with all forms of bullying as there is soo many e.g. virtual bullying, physical bullying and mental bullying. It is left to staff and sometimes parents to come together and gather

First idea I want to propose to the two schools is have staff specifically trained in identifying signs of bullying. The administration needs to chose a teacher from each department to be in charge of looking out for these specific characteristics kids express when being bullied so we can stop it before it worsens. The school can pay for one teacher to go to a seminar on bullying to be trained then be able to come back to train the other teachers chosen in order to keep the budget low. The second idea is to have a “safe zone” within the schools. Kids who experience bullying within the actual school feel trapped because they cannot just leave the school escaping the bully. There should be a place in the administration offices or guidance office where a student can go to when experiencing bullying, and no there will be an adult to talk to there where they can feel safe. Both of these proposals are very realistic, amd I firmly believe if both schools implement could help kids feel protected from bullying, and help end or prevent the current bullying going

As stories like Moniques and other people demonstrates, there are policies out there that just simply do not work.. One is called zero-tolerance policies, and while these succeed at sending the message that bullying is not tolerated, there are several problems with them. Nora M. Findlay believes, “ One of the most serious problems inherent in zero tolerance is that it treats dissimilar problems in a similar way” (6). Secondly, “Students and teachers may be less likely to report and address bullying if suspension or expulsion is the consequence” (United States Department of Health and Human Services). Two other policies that are used but never works is called peer-mediation, and conflict resolution. The United States Department of Health and Human Services stresses, “Conflict involves antagonism among two or more people. Whereas any two people can have a conflict (or a disagreement or a fight) bullying only occurs when there is a power imbalance-where one child has a hard time defending himself or herself” (“Myths about Bullying” sect. 1). This difference is very important to be aware of because these strategies can make the people being bullied feel even worse. Not only that, but it sends the message that all children share equal blame, which is definitely not an appropriate message. The message to the person being bullied should be,

To begin with, bullying happens all around you and yet barely anything is being done about it. No one will stand up or speak up either until its too late or not at all. The laws don’t help enough. The law we have in Florida is the Jeffrey Johnston Stand Up For All Students act. That act states that anyone in the school- students and teachers/ staff member, that is subjected to bullying,

They need to empower teachers and especially students to help enforce policies by teaching them to see what behaviors are not acceptable and how they should react. Schools need to increase adult supervision because bullying happens when adults are not around. Schools should have assemblies and activities that bring the community together to show that bullying is wrong. Teachers can have their students write a set of school or class rules or sign a behavior contract. Making scenarios of bullying and what to do can help students know what they should do.

In a study taken by the American Medical Association it was reported that over 3.2 million students are victims of bullying each year. Out of these 3.2 million they found that approximately 160,000 teens skip school every day and 1 in 10 students drop out to school to escape from repeatedly being bullied. Reading these statistics, you can almost hear them call for someone to step up against this horrid and harassing act known as bullying. However, in a room full of bystanders, not one voice has the courage to stand up and intervene when someone is being bullied. As parents, the main goal to have should be obtaining every bit of information you can on what is happening in the lives of your child and teach them how they are capable of turning things around and stepping up against bullying by becoming an upstander.

In my opinion, after reading Schools Where Everyone Belongs and reading numerous articles online the most effective way to stop bullying is to take a proactive approach. Educators have to know their students by building a positive, trusting teacher/student relationship. The bully or could be bully needs encouragement and positive, constructive backing. They want boundaries and expectations. You cannot transform an aggressor by

The study also showed significant drops in bullying within two years, said co-author Catherine Bradshaw of the Johns Hopkins Center for the Prevention of Youth Violence.”(McClatchy-Tribune 2013) This shows that they want to make the kids stop bullying and spreads it around the whole school environment so the bullies know that the people and victims are tired of what they are doing to there kids and making them feel so low that they commit

I would start creating posters and pamphlets that describe bullying and its psychological effects. I would then tell my teammates to send these messages all over town. As the word spreads, many will join our team and we can make this a state and even national goal. Another way of ending such bullying is to convince school board members to set severe consequences for those who bully. There are many bullies who get away from this issue and they continue to do it again and again. On the contrary, if stringent school policies are enacted, then students will become aware of the consequences before they strike. Last but not least, pupils should stand up for others. There is no reason to be afraid. Standing up for others not only makes one a strong leader but also a great role

An easy way to decrease the amount of conflict among teenagers and children (that could potentially be considered bullying) is by having school administrators be made aware of what type of climate they obtain. Having a positive school climate could easily lower the amount of bullying waiting to happen. In the article, “When will schools take bullying seriously?”, Daniel B Weddle states that “schools that… [changed] the school's climate have been remarkably effective in creating positive, safe learning environments for their students…” (Weddle). Simply establishing anti-bullying or zero-tolerance programs will not do much justice. In order to leave an impactful change, school administrators must attempt to understand what is stimulating the problem. If needed, higher officials should get involved to oppress schools into treating bullying as a momentous matter. Both bullies and victims should be provided with the assistance that they might need to overcome particular

It obviously shows that something is being done about the bullying. But do you really think it’s ever going to stop completely? Do you think if we really try to stop the bullying, will it actually make a difference in society? I hope so because if nothing changes in the next decade, there’s no hope of anything ever being done.

Good Morning/Afternoon fellow class mates, the issue that I have come to share and talk about with you today is Bullying. It is all around us, everyone bullies, no matter what you think or have done, you’ve most likely bullied someone.

Have you ever bullied someone before or are you a victim of being bullied? Well, bullying is described as an immoral and aggressive behaviour where it has an impact on one person to another. This is caused by people assuming they are dominant, superior in age or position. The bully also brings that unnatural anger on someone and tries to victimised them so that they can feel good about themselves. Bullying can occur in a range of places from schools to public places, even at home. Now these days technology is also a problem because of cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is becoming an infamous territory to battle their victims as it is often used to humiliate them on social media. As a result, we can say that schools’ bullies have become a huge problem these days. The concept of a bully is that some students who lack in specific qualities in the eyes of the bully is a target for them in order for them to become popular. To be honest, bullying is a bad sign which results in lowering victim’s emotions and this may lead to mental illnesses such as depression and suicidal attempts. Actually, bullying to be present in school should not be tolerated in every possible way because it is violating a person’s human rights. This speech talks about the causes and the consequences of bullying as well the opinions to persuade you to be against bullying in schools and in general.

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