Bullying
How Bullying is Dealt With
By
Charity Palmer
Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility
Instructor
Mariana Dannelley
Bullying is something that happens every single day. Schools are mostly where you hear about bullying. Bullying is an issue without boundaries. Bullying extends well beyond just being in the schoolyard. When children are afraid to go to school that should throw a red flag into the parents minds and find out why. But it happens everywhere. I chose the topic of bullying for my research paper because I have been dealing with the effects of bullying to my daughter since she started school. When a person is being bullied they hurt, emotionally, mentally and sometimes even physically. The school systems and the justice system know that bullying is going on, how they choose to deal with it is questionable, ignore it, punish it, or educate about it, which one works better?
. What is bullying? Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real and perceived power of imbalance. (1 stopbullying.gov page 1 para 1) Bullying is a complex social and emotional phenomenon that plays out differently on an individual level. Bullying does not directly cause truancy. School engagement protects victims from truancy and low academic achievement. When schools provide a safe learning environment in which adults model positive behavior they can mitigate the negative effects of bullying. (Juvenile Justice Bulletin) Bullying effects three different people: the ones being bullied, the bully and the bystanders watching. The victim feels disconnected from school and doesn’t like school, they have lower academic outcomes, including lower attendance and completion rates. The victim lacks quality friendships at school, they display high levels of emotion that indicate vulnerability and low levels of resilience, they will be less well accepted by peers, avoid conflict and be
By
Charity Palmer
Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility
Instructor
Mariana Dannelley
Bullying is something that happens every single day. Schools are mostly where you hear about bullying. Bullying is an issue without boundaries. Bullying extends well beyond just being in the schoolyard. When children are afraid to go to school that should throw a red flag into the parents minds and find out why. But it happens everywhere. I chose the topic of bullying for my research paper because I have been dealing with the effects of bullying to my daughter since she started school. When a person is being bullied they hurt, emotionally, mentally and sometimes even physically. The school systems and the justice system know that bullying is going on, how they choose to deal with it is questionable, ignore it, punish it, or educate about it, which one works better?
. What is bullying? Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real and perceived power of imbalance. (1 stopbullying.gov page 1 para 1) Bullying is a complex social and emotional phenomenon that plays out differently on an individual level. Bullying does not directly cause truancy. School engagement protects victims from truancy and low academic achievement. When schools provide a safe learning environment in which adults model positive behavior they can mitigate the negative effects of bullying. (Juvenile Justice Bulletin) Bullying effects three different people: the ones being bullied, the bully and the bystanders watching. The victim feels disconnected from school and doesn’t like school, they have lower academic outcomes, including lower attendance and completion rates. The victim lacks quality friendships at school, they display high levels of emotion that indicate vulnerability and low levels of resilience, they will be less well accepted by peers, avoid conflict and be