Bullying in Schools: The Physical/Mental Struggle

Christopher Jacobs Orange Stream “Bullying in Schools: The Mental/Physical Struggle” Bullying in schools is a very serious problem in not just the United States but all over the world. I would know as I personally was a victim of this as in my middle school. Bullying in schools happen mostly in the hallway or staircases with it being 42% of where bullying occurs.When students report bullying the statistics show that of students who reported being bullied, 13% were made fun of, called names, or insulted; 12% were the subject of rumors; 5% were pushed, shoved, tripped, or spit on; and 5% were excluded from activities on purpose. This shows a big variety of how people are bullied by others as well, and this isn’t even including cyber bullying as well, which is just as or even more harmful. Now cyberbullying by definition is bullying but in a digital form usually over social media such as Snapchat, Instagram and so much more. Here is a picture of modern day bullying where instead of actually helping and is very accurate as I have seen this firsthand. Taken From “When Bad Behavior Becomes Bullying Behavior” https://www.simplemost.com/difference-between-bad-behavior-bullying/ Bullying is sometimes related to suicide as well and this isn't statistically correct it has happened before. An example of this is Amanda Todd who was a 15-year-old Canadian girl who after being blackmailed into showing her breasts on a webcam. From there afterwards she was mocked over and over from her classmates and even friends alike because of this. She took her story to youtube and after her suicide the video had gone viral. This story is something that truly shows how horrible bullying is and the type of things that it can lead too. WHile the sad thing is its only one of the thousands of stories of its kind. A screenshot of the video of amanda Todd´s suicide taken from Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_of_Amanda_Todd After seeing this I'm pretty sure you are thinking “man I wish I could do something about all of this” and there's some good news you can actually do something about it. Studies show that 57% of bullying stops when reported by someone meaning that if you see it you can be someone to stop it. Also, studies have shown that anti bullying organizations have helped out as well with a quarter (25%) of bullying stopped due to those! So by donating or even becoming a part of anti bullying associations you can help out someone in dire need! Bullying has many effects on people such as things like having lowered self-esteem, not liking school as much and as a result their attendance rates can go down as well. This can lead to affecting people getting into high schools and colleges which could really kill even the best of students future. Also bullying can lead to anxiety, depression and can also make someone feel weary and suspicious of everyone and can mess up their social life. I was personally bullied and I can say that from a first-person view this is all true. I have overcome most of the difficulties but I find it I am very self-conscious about my looks and my hair and head due to people always talking about me because of it. Now I could go more into depth on it but that could be whole different story to tell. I have gotten over it but it still has had some time that took and made me as a person a lot more shy around people. But this is only 1 side of the spectrum. Bullies usually were bullied at a time or have bad conditions at home or other aspects.Also being a bully has more risks of being a thief or even worse and becoming a criminal in general. In conclusion bullying, more specifically in school is a big deal that I feel isn't talked about as much but can have long-lasting effects or even lead to some very bad mental illnesses. There are some things people have tried but this is something I personally think we all should know about For more information on this topic check out my annotated bibliography:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ir9GL1stvGdU6-QBAzoREZ49DQpITADvoQ2oIMPZYA8/edit?usp=sharing Sources: http://www.pacer.org/bullying/resources/stats.asp https://www.stopbullying.gov/media/facts/index.html Us department of health and human services. http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/bullystoppers/Pages/impact.aspx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_of_Amanda_Todd http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/bullystoppers/Pages/impact.aspx