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These days bullying is affecting many school
children all around the world, and it comes in many different forms. Cyber
bullying for example, is becoming more and more prominent. The effects of
bullying are substantial, ranging from failing grades and drug use to suicides.
Most student suicides are bullying related, in which the bully harasses the
student so much that he wants to end his life. Studies performed at Yale
University show that “bully victims are between 2 to 9 times more likely to
consider suicide then non-victims”.
There are
many things we can do however to prevent bullying, and its effects, by taking
action if you witness bullying and tell an adult, and the person who was
bullied should do the same. Other things you can do is hang out with a group of
friends while in the hallways and going home, and for parents, pay close
attention to their eating habits, and if they try to fake being sick. Kids who
are bullied often don’t want to go to school, so faking sickness is a way out
for them. Also if your kid has a sudden drop in his grades, it might also be a
sign that he is being bullied. Other signs of bullying are “showing signs of
depression, like ongoing sadness, withdrawal from others, losing interest in
favorite activities…” as well as “Giving away favorite possessions and saying
goodbye to people” or “engaging in dangerous or harmful activities”.
The
reason why I chose this topic was because of how widespread and detrimental
bullying is to the child’s health. Now I have never been bullied, but I feet
sympathy for the kids who are, and especially the kids who are considering to
end their life. I can understand that most kids are bullied at least once
during their school years, and the bullies don’t even know they’re doing it.
This story
was written to encourage people to call out against bullying, and stop the
bullying related suicides and trauma. I also want to help stop repeated and
intentional bullying, which can lead to trauma and a higher chance of substance
abuse. I want to motivate people to take action and wipe out bullying, and I hope
you will if the time ever comes. Bullying is affecting more and more
schoolchildren around the world, and we need to stop it.
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