Bullying must stop! This is so sad and has been going on for decades there are more and more cases every year. Children are killing themselves and committing suicide nonstop and why because the school system and teachers are failing us. I've always said a degree don't mean a thing if you don't out it to good use. Why would the school system say? "All teachers, principals, and other school staff members are employed by the local school system, not the Georgia Department of Education," Hodges said in an e-mail. "Therefore, the Georgia Department of Education has no authority over the conduct of teachers and other school staff members. This is ridiculous, crazy, insane and ridiculous this article makes me sick to my stomach that this is going …show more content…
The teachers did nothing but laugh at me and tease me also so many times I wanted to commit suicide, but I knew GOD had something better for me. That was the worst experience of my life. That's why I'm totally against bullying and teachers that sit there and do nothing about it. This teacher should be fired; this is very disheartening to hear of this situation this student should have never had to face theses detrimental circumstances. Just think about this for a minute this girl was hit, abused and endured this throughout the school year and that the bully was found to have tormented other classmates," WOW," I'm Outraged" This makes me so mad to hear the only thing the teacher said was to "stop being a tattle" and to "sit down, it is quiet time." This teacher shouldn't be given time to resign she be "fired". The parents are outraged; that the school officials are not taking responsibility at all for what has happened to their daughter and other children who were bullied in this teacher's classroom. This is also crazy to hear that Mayo's resignation will mark the third time in the past month a Richmond County teacher has been in the news on suspicion of misconduct. The little girl in this article has been harmed both physically and emotionally; this may have a detrimental effect on her for the rest of her
Jamie Nabozny is gay. Today the fact causes him few, if any, difficulties in life, however, throughout middle and high school Nabozny was both physically and verbally harassed; he was beaten, kicked, urinated on, called hurtful terms and abused to the point of hospitalization. However, the worst part of this innocent victim’s abuse was the role that his administration played, or rather refused to play; no action was taken to protect Nabozny despite the fact that school officials knew what was going on and had been repeatedly confronted about his abuse. In time the abuse Nabozny suffered led to doleful moods, severe depression, attempts of suicide, endeavors to run away from home, and other drastic consequences. Eventually, this young vigilante decided to fight back in order to prevent others from experiencing what he had gone through. Nabozny took legal action and, with the help of Lambda Legal Law firm, sued his former school officials for their failure to do their job of keeping him safe in school, eventually winning nearly a million dollars in a monetary settlement. Jamie Nabozny’s case has inspired the response of countless others and forced schools to take responsibility for their actions in bullying cases, because of this role model’s singular determination and readiness to stand up for himself, he has affected and inspired millions. Proving, once and for all, that one person can make a difference.
“Over 3.2 million students are victims of bullying each year.” This fact from “11 Facts About Bullying” is shocking yet not at the same time. Growing up in Catholic schools and community some might say that I was sheltered more than most other children would be. I would not disagree with that at all. Although I’ve lived my life in a polo and skirt, that does not mean bullying doesn’t exist. In private school there is some bullying but not to the extent as in Poison Ivy, the YA novel by Amy Goldman Koss. The novel is a story of a young girl named Ivy sues the three more popular girls in school for bullying her and her American Government class sets up a “trail” to sue these teenage bullies. At Saint Thomas there is some similar and yet some
Have you ever been teased? Maybe even pushed around like a rag doll? Bullying is a nationwide problem. It affects people of all ages. About 90% of 4th through 8th graders have experienced bullying in the U.S.. Bullying has caused many issues, such as depression, anxiety, or even suicide. Nevertheless, even in bullying you have players, or roles you could say. Dealing with bullying is a very hard thing to do, but with each role in a bullying situation, there are dragons to slay. In every bullying situation you have three players; the bully, the victim, and the bystander.
...ted individuals. Sadly, the counseling is not enough and is currently not effective as more teens have continued to take their lives. More needs to be done in schools to eliminate bullying, starting with the administration staff. It was so hard for me to understand why some administration personnel would choose to ‘turn a blind eye’ to this matter while it is happening directly in front of them in a classroom setting. Bullying is never okay. Perhaps teachers need more training and education about LGBT youths being bullied and how suicide can be an end result. If I witnessed something occurring that shouldn’t have been and now a child is dead over it, I know that would eat me up inside with guilt. Hopefully, all those who had bullied Alexander now understand to what extent that can hurt an individual and will not do it again, unfortunately it is too late though.
School violence is increasing throughout the nation, and educators need to be educated on how and when to deal with bullies and the victims. Teachers need to watch out for any warning signs or anything out of the norm, and be able to prevent bullying before it happens- if it’s possible. Schools should be a place that any and every student feels safe and comfortable. Teachers can be proactive by incorporating anti-bullying into their daily lessons and routines. School violence is a real issue, and it seems to be prevalent in our schools today more than ever, and with precautions and preventative actions maybe we as educators can help put a stop to school violence!
In school systems today bullying is only talked about as being wrong or not tolerated. No one does anything about a bully until someone has committed suicide, tried to commit suicide, or has taken matters into their own hands violently. Administrators, teachers, and parents should pay closer attention to prevent the bullying that happens right in front of them.
Preview of speech: the most simple sentence, even just a small word can hurt someone’s feelings
The idea that kids should be allowed to be kids, and that kids who are bullied learn to be self-reliant is erroneous. Recently, my son Ryan was being hit on the head by an older student, the student also proceeded to take Ryan’s things. Even though the teacher witnessed the incident multiple times, she waited for my son to tell us he didn’t want to go to school anymore, to take action. My wife talked to Ryan’s teacher to address the problem. The teacher’s response was that she would talk to my son for him to deal with the bully, who again, is older than
It only takes one bad experience to change your opinion on something. Imagine if you went through this same bad experience for months, or better yet years. Your whole personality, how you view yourself, and others changes drastically. This is what it feels like to be bullied. Bullying is a serious issue in America, especially among children and young adults. From kindergarten all the way up until my sophomore year of high school, I was a victim of bullying. Being bullied changed how I viewed myself and others, what my values and morals were, and it shaped me into the person I am today.
On the afternoon of April 9, 2010 I found myself in a meeting with Kerri Evans, the assistant principal of Pleasant Ridge Middle School, and my son Nicholas. I was there because my son had become a victim of verbal abuse. It was shocking to learn that bullying has become such an epidemic in our school system. “Nearly 1 in 3 students is involved in bullying” (Hertzog, 2010). In a perfect world there would be no bullying. Kids wouldn’t get shoved into lockers, and they wouldn’t be beat up in the hallway. Students wouldn’t talk about another student behind their back because of their shape, size, race, or religion. In a perfect world this wouldn’t happen, but at that moment in our imperfect world it was happening to my son. The question is, why does it happen and what can we do to stop it? “According to a 2009 federal survey of school crime and safety, 32 percent of middle and high school students said they'd been victimized during the academic year, compared with 14 percent in 2001” (Tyre, 2010). Bullying was making its way into my home and affecting my life. It was then that I realized that bullying was a problem that needed to stop. Bullying in schools is escalating and becoming a bigger and bigger issue, and we must take action to eliminate it.
Bullying is something that is not something new and is actually something that society continues to face. Over the years, bullying has been looked at as being so ordinary in schools that it is continuously overlooked as an emanate threat to students and has been lowered to a belief that bullying is a part of the developmental stage that most young children will experience then overcome (Allebeck, 2005, p. 129). Not everyone gets over the extreme hurt that can come as an effect from bullying, for both the bully and the victim. Because of this, we now see bullying affecting places such as the workplace, social events and even the home. The issue of bullying is not only experienced in schools, but the school environment is one of the best places
The article, “Bullies and Their Victims”, by Berk (2010) gives an analysis of how bullies and their victims develop, what makes them persistent and how they and their victims can be assisted. Bullying is an activity that thrives mostly in a school setting because of peers and the various cultures and diversities among them. Interactions are inevitable among children, but bullying is destructive because it aims at peer victimisation. Both boys and girls have the ability to become bullies but the majority of them are boys who use physical and verbal attacks on their victims. In the more recent generations, the means of bullying is amplified in the adolescent stage by using electronic means like cyber bullying. Students will rarely like bullies but if they do, it is because of their leadership abilities or influential personalities. Their peers may join or stand by to watch as the victims are bullied.
As a society, we often underestimate the damages that bullying cause on children, not just America but all over, and the ones who suffer are the victims themselves. Victims are damaged with the stigma that they are weak, yet somehow have to fend for themselves against something that they have little to no control over. Whether it is for funding, a reputation or any other reason schools sweep their bullying problem under the rug or turn a blind eye, however they have more potential to end this growing issue. To the schools that think bullying is not their problem, they should know that according to heyugly.org, an anti-bullying campaign, “Approximately, 160,000 children a day stay home from school in fear of being bullied.”They also point out
Bullying is a serious problem in our society today. There are many examples in the world, either in direct contact or through social network to harass peers. Bullying can leave many different effects on child’s development, and adulthood as well. Bullying not only affect physical health, it also can affect mental health. The effects bullying can have on its victims is something that may last throughout their lives, or something that may end their life. Violence can be psychological, economic, physical, and sexual. Bullying can affect your brain and body. There is also workplace bullying, which became international problem. Children hood bullying can leave lifelong scars.
“"I was sitting at my desk in my cubicle, and suddenly she was standing over me screaming, 'What the hell is this crap? And why is it so late?' I tried to say I thought I'd done exactly what she asked for, but she cut me off and yelled about how incompetent I was"” (pg. 118-142).