BULLYING

Unfortunately in the year 2015 22% of students reported that they were bullied. Students that are victims of bullies many times become depressed and even worse have suicidal thoughts. Jared High took his own life at the tender age of 13 because he could not stand being bullied any longer. He couldn’t go on with his life being constantly bullied. Jared became an assistant to his baseball coach; he was two years younger than the baseball team and smaller in size. He became their victim and the team constantly bothered him. A turn for the worse came when Jared gave the head bully the evil eye and he beat Jared so badly in the gym where no one was looking. The beating went on for almost ten minutes. The bully threatened to kill him. Jarred was called into the principal’s office together with the bully, yet he was too intimidated to speak up. The school at that time did not know how to deal with bullying. There were no federal laws that spoke about bullying at that time directly. If I was the teacher of Jared I would take prevention steps to make sure this doesn’t happen. I would create a classroom that the teachers and students have an open line of communication. Students should feel comfortable to express their fear and feeling with an adult teacher who can get students the proper help and guidance. This way if a student is being harassed right away they would feel comfortable telling the teacher. I would also encourage parents to contact the teacher if there’s a noticeable difference in their child’s behavior. It is important that teachers and students are properly taught about bullying and the terrible effects it can have. Sadly bullying still goes on and children’s lives are shattered forever. I hope teacher parents and students learn how to properly deal with bully’s and their victims so each person can receive the proper help.

 2014. Retrieved from https://www.stopbullying.gov/news/media/facts/

2016. Retrieved from http://www.pacer.org/bullying/resources/stats.asp

 Jared’s Story retrieved from http://www.brendahigh.com/about.html

2014. Retrieved from https://www.stopbullying.gov/laws/federal/

http://www.apa.org/topics/bullying/