The Anti Bullying Bill Of Rights Act

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.

As society has become revolved around materials and money, it has made it tougher for kids to fit in and be considered “cool”. To make someone suffer from physical and emotional abuse is awfully horrible and only leads to consequences on both sides of the situations. Fortunately, the bullying laws enacted protect helpless victims and help a lot to stop bullying but need to be strictly enforced because many kids still suffer from bullying.

Bullying is something that has been going on in schools and communities for centuries. There are however, laws that have been put into place to help prevent bullying. These laws were first started in 1964. However, “under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not directly cover religion, often religious based harassments are based on shared ancestry of ethnic characteristics which is covered.”(Federal Laws 1) Laws started changing around 1995 that helped reinforce what schools should be doing to prevent bullying. Bullying is defined as a behavior that encompasses threats, physical aggression, teasing, and harassment. Since bullying laws

The anti-bullying movement is a social movement that tries to end all types of bullying including bullying in the workplace, school, and elsewhere. Through the Durkheim’s and Weber’s ideals, one can figure out why this social movement is important, and bullying is not needed in our society. Using functionalism, one could deduce that bullying is necessary to keep society in equilibrium. However, that is probably not the case. The victim of bullying is not socially integrated into one group (or integrated into a group of victims). Being bullied can be due to social and economic differences, which is against the idea of organic solidarity, as this means that people are accepted due to their differences. This act is not “socially or biologically”

School bullying is a big ethical problem within our schools and our communities. Some adults see bullying as just part of growing up and being a kid but it is a serious problem that can lead to children obtaining a loss of self confidence. Victims may receive a damaging self image and they may even want to end their own lives. There are many consequences to school bullying kids can obtain mental health problems and can experience anxiety or depression. Children may not be able to sleep or eat and they may lose interest in activities that they used to want to do.

One important cause for the state or federal government to put laws in school to prevent bullying is make children safer in school. Temkin (2003) writes about the intention of the Senator Bob Casey want to introduce the Safe Schools Improvement Act. The time to pass this bill is now for making children feel safe and empowered in school. The U.S Department of Education showed that shown to be effective in reducing bullying. It is known that the horrible effects child abuse can have on a child’s current and future well

At the moment, states such as Colorado, define bullying broadly as an intent to cause distress or to intimidate or ridicule, while the laws of New Jersey and other states focus on bullying from bias race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or physical or mental handicaps (Lee). Questions must be answered in developing anti-bullying policies, even with the support of state laws. What incidents are schools responsible for? Connecticut's state policy is one of the most complete types, and supports school-level policies that place the heaviest burden on the bully (Lee). With students being able to report incidents of bullying anonymously, a way for parents to file reports of possible bullying, and mandatory investigations on any reports really helps put a stop to bullying and care for the victims of bullying

Bullying has engrained in American society since the country’s founding. Bred from a capitalistic economy and competitive social hierarchy, bullying has remained a relevant issue through the years. School age children are learning skills and lessons from their teachers as well as through peer interactions. Although schools are great tools that children benefit from, there are some bad experiences, such as bullying, that may negatively affect and remain with these children for the rest of their lives. Some

After everything I have learned from class and the readings, I am confident in my opinon that our country and it citizens alike place a high value children and there lives. The reason I believe this is because of not only the laws we have in place to ensure the safety of children but the laws we have in place to ensure they finish there education. I always seem to hear from the older generation how our kids are the future of our country. That they are the ones who will shape what happens in this world. Our newest generations are so important to us that we have put anti-bullying laws in place to ensure they grow up without fear of dealing with that kind of hardship. Our kids are protected even more than adults. It is without a doubt that our country puts a

Many children are reporting the problem of bullying to their parents and it is making an effect on many other bullies and many states have anti-bullying laws in the US so that makes a huge impact on bullying. In “ More cyberbullying victims seeking help from their parents, poll shows” written by the Associated press , the articles shows many strategies to prevent and stop bullying. The article states that, “ It wasn’t until Sarah’s mom saw the messages that the girls told her everything.” Many children are telling their parents that they are being harassed or being bullied electronically. When parents step in to stop bullying it makes an effect on bullying because then the parents go talk to a Teacher or the Principal, then that bullied is

I believe bullying laws should be strict throughout every state in the United States of America however that is not the case for every state today. Depending on the state of which one resides, school officials can address bullying on their own terms. However, this can be an issue if there are no solid laws within that state to protect students from being bullied. Without proper state policies, schools fail to initiate prevention programs or simply lack the knowledge to create, interpret, and enforce anti-bullying programs. State policies of Ohio and Pennsylvania will be compared to show the discrepancies in prevention of bullying and how state laws protect students who fall victim of being bullied.

Phoebe fell haphazardly into friendship with Allison on the first day of high school. She had been walking confidently in the direction of her next class. Shortly finding herself at the main office, she quickly realized she was completely lost. Unable to recognize a single face in the flocks of students flapping past down the corridor, and left with no other option, she summoned the courage to ask someone for help. Noticing another four-eyed girl, inconvenienced as she was with big stupid glasses on her face, Phoebe spluttered out an awkward, yet enthusiastic greeting, and babbled about directions to the science labs.

Lawmakers, activists, and parents have all been working to institute laws to help reconcile the bullying that has invaded the schools. It has not been a speedy process, only nine states require the schools to report bullying to the local authorities (Garby, 2013). New Jersey has the stiffest anti-bullying law thus far, by suspending or

Bullying is more than the physical act that many individuals first think of such as punching, kicking, or hitting. There are many forms of bullying that has evolved over time which includes verbal, physical, psychological, and electronic. According to the New Jersey’s Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act (2012), harassment, intimidation, and bullying is any gesture, written, verbal, or physical act, or electronic communication. It can be a single or series of incidents that is motivated by a characteristic of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, expression, or a mental, physical or sensory disability (p. 9). The National Bullying Prevention Center (2016) found that one in every five students have reported being bullied. With this high number of affected students, there has been an exceptional amount of support of parents, educators, and legislators that are determined to stop the issue against this diverse population. This paper will provide extensive research of the ethical issue of bullying. It will examine bullying and discrimination of race, sexual orientation, and disabilities in schools through New Jersey legislation, anti-bullying organizations as well as peer-reviewed journals.

School bullying and bullying as a whole has become a growing concern. The need for more intervention is more recognized, as incidents of bullying and inappropriate acts towards others occur in places outside of the classroom. This literature takes a closer look at bullying in schools. Olwesus (2013) states “the field of bullying research is to some extent plagued by problems, disagreements, and unresolved issues” (p.752). Whether if anyone will agree on the root of bullying, the fact remains that bullying has to be examined at its very core to remedy the matter before it becomes a bigger concern. There is a dire need for intervention based programs to be set in place to address the fact the act of bullying has lasting effects on the bully and the victim. When intervention programs are put into place to address bullying, the act of bullying decreases due to the gained understanding of the effects.