School bullying

What does bullying lead to? Research suggest that bullying is a major issue in the U.S. because it leads to anxiety, depression and suicide. The definition of bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior; observed or perceived power imbalance; and repetition of behaviors or high likelihood of repetition (Facts About Bullying, n.d.). There are four types of bullying and they are cyberbullying, verbal bullying, physical bullying and social bullying. Over the years bullying has become a rapidly…

When to involve personal viewpoints and still follow virtues like honesty and fairness defines ethical behavior. In the educational field, the usual issues faced include: academic dishonesty, disobedience, parents But, the leading problem is bullying Bullying continuously affects children socially, mentally and physically. Long term effects show permanent turmoil and incomplete emotions of the victims. When Yale University conducted a public survey on bully victims, they concluded that they “…

Bullying impacts the wellbeing of the person. Mental health is impacted the most. The effects of bullying are depression, anxiety and decreased academic achievement to name a few. Bullying can lead to suicide but it is not the only factor. There are other effects, including depression and lack of support from home and trauma if the bullying is excessive. There are short-term effects of bullying that actually mask themselves as long-term effects. Some of the short term effects are the victims…

about bullying, or why people bully, we need to have a clear understanding to what bullying is. Some consider bullying to be purposeful attempts to control another person through verbal abuse - which can be in the tone of their voice or in content of teasing or threatening or physical abuse which the victim does not want. While some ties the feature of “peer abuse” and “repeated activity” into the definition of bullying.…

Bullying, according to the Oxford Dictionary, is the exercise of “superior strength or influence to intimidate, typically to force someone to do what one wants” (1). Growing up, the only bullying that I have witnessed is on the television. For instance, a portion of people perceive a bully as a ruffian threatening another for his lunch money, but times have changed in unison with technology evolving. One of the overwhelmingly popular functions of the internet is to contact friends and relatives…

One type of bullying that has grown of the last decade is cyberbullying. As technology has grown it has allowed for the ways and places that bullying take place to expand too. A child use to think that going home they would be safe and that the bullying could not follow them home. This is no longer the case; students can no longer stay home from school to get away from it as if they go online their bully or another one can find them. The movie Cyberbully which came out in 2011taught me the most…

Bullying is a serious issue that is faced by many people, and can leave a child to live in complete fear. It is damaging, abusive, and unbearable to exist in any home or school. Bullying is a well-known adversity among school-age children, Bullying can cause lifelong psychological effects that can require therapy in order to overcome. In more serious cases, the bullying has become so bad that the victim chooses to take their own life just to escape the bullying they endure. So what is The…

this is known as cyber-bullying. Cyber bullying is an on-going trend for internet harassment that occurs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, becoming the most common form of bullying today and is often taken too far to where it can drastically affect a person mentally and physically. In the article, “Cyber Stalking (Cyber Bullying) - Proof and Punishment”, Professor Wayne L. Anderson who teaches at Missouri State University states that “Cyber Bullying has expanded the Bullying behavior from the…

Defend Yourself but You Can’t Hit Back? Recently my twelve-year-old son, Alex received a three-day suspension from the bus driver because he was in a “so called “fight”. The only explanation I was told was that our school system has a strict “No Hit Back Policy”. All people involved would be suspended regardless if they started the fight or if they were just defending themselves. I feel that fighting is not the correct choice however I also believe that one should not take a beating because…

Bullying has been a major issue for a long time with young people in society. Many have been bullied and have become inspirational, powerful people, but others are not as fortunate. Some get to the point where they feel that their life is not worth anything to anyone and end up taking their life at a young age. This issue is not a problem that is only happening in the United States but across the world. Every day a child is bullied, whether it be physically, online, or verbally. The definition…