Social Terrorism In Public Schools

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

This social issue has been in the spotlight for quite some time now and is the leading cause for students to miss school, become less social, cause self harm and even in some cases death. Bullying and harassment are commonly seen for the most part amongst teenagers who face issues at school, not only does this happen here in the United States, but in schools universally. ¨17% of American students report being bullied 2 to 3 times a month or more within a school semester¨ (Valerie). Although this is mostly seen among teens it can also happen between children and even adults. Bullying can occur everyday throughout Madera High School and no one would be able to acknowledge or stand up for the victim. Vice Principals at MHS have said that more

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,

Well in general, the heavy hand of criminal law is a poor deterrent to most crimes. Its impact can be devastating to the accused and unhelpful to the victim. Worse still, criminally charging the perpetrators may end neither the bullying nor the suffering of the victim. Indeed, the teasing, the emotional harm, the disenfranchisement and the dislike of the victim may increase, especially if their friends and other community members believe that the accusations or arrests were unjustified or a disproportionate response. There are alternative, more effective means of preventing and dealing with bullying. These means require the collaboration and involvement of parents, teachers, counsellors and community members. They require changes in our habits and an examination of how we speak about colleagues and peers. They require changes in parenting styles: What shows we permit children to watch; whether we talk to them about integrity and courage; whether we emphasize "coolness" over

Bullying has always played a negative role in schools, it damages students and prevents them from obtaining self confidence and motivation to achieve more without having someone to abusively criticize. This issue has spread rapidly across the schools of america, there’s many kids that are currently going through this stage in school. In fact, each day 160,000 students miss school for fear of being bullied. Missing school because of bully abuse just shows how traumatized this issue has left them, worst thing is that the excuse for missing school is almost always made up, because they even fear to let people know that they are being bullied. There’s different kinds of abuse in schools, mentally, verbally or physically. The earliest stages of

There are Anti-Bully laws in 48 states, however, they are not strict enough. In fact, in 85% of bullying cases, there is no intervention or effort made by teachers or administration members to stop the bullying from taking place (Kulbarsh). These teachers need to be punished, if they themselves, as teachers don’t help students from being bullied. Teachers are supposed to make their students feel safe, and to know that most of them will not help them is very disheartening. Also, I believe that bullies should be fined and have to take a mandatory class about how serious bullying is and how it can affect someone’s entire life. As well, as the victim of bullying, they should take a class, or therapy to help them through the issues bullying has caused

Do you wake up everyday afraid to go to school? Do you skip lunch because you are afraid of being harassed or excluded? Do you ever wonder about the future of the bully and the victim? Bullying is caused by two main reasons; appearance or social status. Most of the time these are things people have no control over. Bullying is a major issue that needs to be solved because it can cause the victim mental pain, physical pain, and the victims', as well as the bullies' future, can be negatively affected by it.

Although some believe bullying should be considered an act that might require legal actions, there are those who believe there are other ways to solve this issue. For example, “some guidelines are emerging to help schools choose the programs that best fit their situation” (Greene, Greene, Elias, & Ansary,2015, p. 30). If these guidelines can provide programs that can get through to the students and get them on a path that decreases bullying, there will be no need for authorities to be involved. Green, Greene, Elias, & Ansary (2015) say that,” Effective programs employ a whole-school approach, ensuring that all school community members are on board with preventing harassment, intimidation, and bullying” (p. 34). Obviously, the staff of the school has to support the program in order for it to be effective, but students also have to stand up for their classmates when they see they are in a time of need. Consequently, it is believed that through this method, everyone is contributing to building a more stable environment for troubled students. Of course, for students to truly change

First of all Schools should allow bullying awareness programs to help teachers and students understand how to help those who have been bullied. “ 1 in 4 teachers see nothing wrong with bullying and will only intervene 4% of the time”(11 facts). Also “Over 67% of students believe that schools respond poorly to bullying, with a high percentage of students believing that adult help is infrequent and ineffective”(11 facts). These 2 pieces evidence state that teachers really don’t do anything or they don’t show that they care if any of their students are getting bullied. If a student tells the teacher that they are being bullied and the teacher just ignores them they feel kinda like no one cares about them or they feel trapped which puts them into conditions that are very hard to get out of. So if districts put a

According to statistics over 3.2 million kids become victims of bullying every school year. According to statistics, there is a bully and or someone being bullied in this class. At least everyone in this class knows someone who is being bullied or who was bullied. A bully is someone who uses their strength or willpower to hurt or terrorize people that are weaker than them. People who bully typically bully because of things such as stress and trauma, some bully because they were once bullied their own self. And because of those things the bullies tends to take their frustration and anger out by bullying. With that being said Bullying must come to an end and a way to help start that are students who bully should be expelled from school.

Much of the problem with bullying is that outsiders refuse to see it for what it is justifying acts of aggression they see on the victim as “being a kid” Many people also victim blame saying things like “he/she must of done something”, “it their fault because they are not “normal” Many people believe that the victims bring on the bullying themselves, because they have done something and need to be “taught a lesson” Many other students do not intervene because they see the bullies as being more popular than their targets and feel that there is no malicious intent in the teasing ( Oliver, Hoover, and Hazler (1994). According to

Further, schools face a difficult situation when handling such bullys. In some cases, a school may develop a repuatation as an environment of fear and disrespect (Olweus2). Students also perceive that teachers and staff have little control, consequently believing that they do not care about them. It also affects students' learning abilities as well as feeling secure in school. School bullying is more frequent due to the lack of awareness right adults have (Smith2). The subject of bullying is brought to the attention of all because of it's harmful consequences. Many have taken their own lives because of constitant harassment and neglegance. No human being should have to suffer like that because of somebody else, thus reitterating the importance of teaching kids young the importance of not bullying others, and to implent these programs for those who are.

Between 1 in 4 and 1 in 3 U.S. students say they have been bullied at school, but only 20-30% of these students notify adults about being bullied (“Facts About Bullying, 2017”). Bullying occurs when an individual or group of people intentionally aim to cause physical, emotional, or psychological harm to another individual or group who are in a position of less power. Victims, bullies, and bystanders can all be negatively affected in some way by bullying, with effects that can last well into adulthood. There is not one simple solution to bullying in schools. Instead, many different intervention and prevention strategies can be implemented by all members of the school community to help those affected by bullying. Going to school should be a time for students to explore themselves and prepare for their future, however bullying can interfere with this process and cause many students to suffer and fear school, leading to bigger problems in their future.

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