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Official Debate: Bullying

Bullying is a form of abuse that can be emotional or physical. Many children and teens are bullied at school every day. Some of these victims become depressed and lose interest in their schoolwork. There have been too many instances where young people have committed suicide to escape the torment of bullies. Recently, criminal charges were filed against nine high-school students in Massachusetts after a 15-year-old girl they had harassed hung herself. Although 49 states have anti-bullying laws that require schools to set policies to prevent bullying, many people believe that more needs to be done. Some are demanding more training for teachers and staff on how to recognize the signs of bullying. Others want tough laws that criminalize bullying behavior and hold schools responsible if they fail to act when bullying occurs.


Are the anti-bullying strategies used by schools successful?

School programs are successful

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School programs not successful

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Winning Side!
2 points

I have to admit that some schools are taking bullying more serious than they use to. They use to call bullying, "horse-playing" or "teasing." When it was really people bullying others. If they were "horse-playing" or "teasing" they would say sorry or just not do it. I read this article called "It Take Good Kids to Change the World." This article talks about how some schools are making kids go to classes to help them with their bad behavior problems. The article states that, "In 2006, the Minnesota Legislature passed a measure that requires school boards to adopt policies that address intimidation and bullying. A couple of years later, the mandate was updated to include cyberbullying as well." Some schools do a good job at teaching students about the affect of cyberbullying and bullying, but some schools just try to push the subject away. The article also states that, "By all indications, the Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) program, as it is called, is working. A group of teachers from both Churchill and Washington elementary schools in Cloquet received special training and brought it back to become trainers at their own properties. During the course of this year, students have been learning -- and practicing -- the basics of appropriate behavior when interacting with teachers, fellow students and others to create a positive school environment. They're learning everything from kindness and respect to the benefits of keeping their voices low so others can talk or hear, walking instead of running in the hallways, and being nice to others." This shows that school programs are becoming successful with the bullying in schools. The courses that help kids respect others, is helping tremendously. We should have some courses like that in our school to help with the bullying.

Supporting Evidence: It Takes Good Kids to Change the World (sks.sirs.com)
Side: School programs are successful
1 point

Some schools that I have read about have gotten better with the bullying all around. A school principle in New Zealand gave his students more freedom during recess. He didn't enforce the laws so they could skateboard, climb trees, and climb on the old tires. McLachlan, the shcool principle, said, "bullying occurs when students are not engaged or motivated. Rather than turn on each other in the absence of rules, the children took advantage of their new found freedom to engage in creative and cooperative play." For them bullying decreased so much that their timeout area was not needed. Some schools know how to stop the bullying and enforce the rules, but not a whole lot of them do.

Feeney, Matthew. "Playground freedom." Reason May 2014: 15. Student Edition. Web. 22 Apr. 2014.

Side: School programs are successful
dwoebke13(7) Disputed
1 point

I have to disagree with you on this one. I don't think that school programs are getting more successful at preventing bullying at all. There are students that are killing themselves all the time because of the way that they are treated by others at school. I read the article, "When Push Comes to Shove." The article says, "Two decades ago, three children killed themselves. The youngest was only 10 years old. All three had apparently been driven to despair--at least in part--by the persecution they'd endured at their schools." I think that it is very depressing that a ten year old would kill themselves because of what other students said to them at school. Not only does the bullying hurt the students at the time that they are bullied, but it affects they way that they think of themselves later in life. When you are bullied in school, you are never going to forget what people said about you even when you get older. You are going to think worse of yourself because of what they said, and you are going to have more of a chance at going through depression because of it. The article says, "But, compared with those who weren't bullied, they were more likely to have low self-esteem or suffer from depression." I don't think school programs are successful or that they are getting more successful.

Supporting Evidence: Read the article here: (sks.sirs.com)
Side: School programs not successful
sbaker2015(8) Disputed
1 point

That's the thing, SOME schools have gotten better. Not all. Not even most. We still hear about people committing suicide because they are be bullied about so many things. Schools should pay more attention to the students in their school. The bullying could be right in front of they’re eyes and they probably don’t notice. One-third of all school-aged children are bullied each year, according to PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center. Students who are bullied often suffer academically and lose self-esteem and self-worth, several studies have found.

Side: School programs not successful
2 points

I would definitely say that our school policies don’t do enough. The studys done by edsource.org show that 28% of seventh grade students still get bullied, as well as 22% of ninth graders. With these results, it alone shows that the policy alone doesn’t get the job done. Alongside that, many of the schools didn’t even record any of the success rate of the programs. How can we determine the success of these programs if we can’t track their successfulness? Perhaps what we need to do, would be teach the teachers to better notice signs of bullying, and to encourage children to be open about being bullied. Perhaps with that, we would be closer to obtaining the unobtainable goal of ending bullying.

Side: School programs not successful
1 point

I feel as if bullying in schools is not getting stopped. Bullying causes many mental problems that may lead to more severe problems such as drugs, alcohol, suicide problems, and future murders. Kids go home every day and have to worry about problems at home on top of all the bullying being done in school. The things kids say to other kids are harsh. They tease, call names, hit, talk about the “weird kid” and much more. I read this brief article over teasing and I found it interesting that the bully in that case said “ No one hung the rope for her”. That may be the case, but what caused her to do it? That's the big question here. I have hope that schools will make a bigger effort in this bullying situation at schools all around the world.

Side: School programs not successful
1 point

I hate to say it, but schools and their bullying programs definitely need some more attention. An article I read on SIRS was titled “Schools Have Work to Do”. In this article New York Governor, Andrew M. Cuomo, signed a bill in 2012 that had very strict rules against bullying and cyberbullying. The article said the law was passed mainly because of a high school student who killed himself after being taunted and teased over his sexual orientation.

A similar incident happened in a very familiar part of Iowa. A high school student named Kenneth James Weinshuhn was from Primghar, IA. He went to the South O’Brian School District and was unfortunately bullied to the point that he hung himself in his garage, where his family eventually found him. Not only is this happening in New York, or Massachusetts, as the debate originally mentioned, but it’s literally in our own communities and surrounding school districts.

One major thing that has come about in the most recent years is cyberbullying. The new law defines cyberbullying as harassment taking place through any electronic means and that "reasonably causes or would reasonably be expected to cause physical injury or emotional harm to a student." The New York law now counts cyberbullying as harassment. In my opinion, this is the absolute BEST idea when it comes to the topic. Im not sure about anywhere else, but in the OABCIG school district, anything on Facebook or Twitter can’t be accounted for. Students can make any comment they wish about another student online and when someone tries to turn it into the school, the school simply says their hands are tied just because it’s online.

Cracking down harder on such a serious topic is an excellent idea. I hope that more states take part in this law and start acting on the topic that affects everyone!

"Schools Have Work to Do." Buffalo News. 11 Jul. 2012: A.6. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 22 Apr. 2014.

Supporting Evidence: Schools Have Work to Do (sks.sirs.com)
Side: School programs not successful
1 point

I agree with you that the school programs are not successful. Like you mentioned, bullying can make people have the desire to kill themselves. It also makes them not want to learn or go to school anymore. I read the article, "When Will Schools Take Bullying Seriously?" says, "Bullying can destroy victims' desire to learn--and even to live--and can leave them debilitated well into adulthood." When are being bullied, it not only hurts the victim, but it hurts the bully and the people that see it happen too. The bystanders a lot of the time then regret not standing up to the person who is doing the bullying, but there are sometimes that the bystanders join in with the bully to make fun of the victim. The article says, " Research has demonstrated that bullying harms not only the victim but the bully and bystanders as well." I truly think that the schools need to have more strict about the punishment that students get when they are caught bullying other students. I think that the students who are caught bullying other should get in trouble with the law. If you are caught like three times, I think that the school should get the cops involved. That way the students would have a reason that would make them stop bullying. No one wants to be in trouble with the cops, so they would stop after two times at the most I believe. The article says, "Unfortunately, school officials have little legal incentive to embrace significant reform because they are seldom held responsible even for serious outbreaks of violence among students, much less for the ongoing harassment that occurs routinely in their halls and classrooms." I believe that school programs need to be way more strict about bullying than they are now.

Supporting Evidence: Click here for more information: (sks.sirs.com)
Side: School programs not successful
1 point

"It is one of those terms that can cover such a wide range of behavior and words so pervasive in all our schools, playgrounds, and social settings kids are exposed to. Even in adulthood, work and social bullies still make their mark, extending the torments of childhood and adolescence for many adults.when they cross from simple teasing or schoolyard taunts to criminal harassment, can challenge law enforcement and the courts and, if not handled with discretion, the legal remedies for them may actually bring more harm to their victims than the original bullying. " the article says and I agree to this because there school programs about bullying that don't work. I think bullying will happen no matter what. But I'm possible wrong. The article I was reading had a girl who was tormented by people at school and she killed herself because of it by jumping off a silo. But I think if something gets that bad something should be done. But don't ignore if you see it because it's not funny to ruin other people self confidence.

"Schoolyard Bullies or Criminals?" Officer.com Jan. 2014. General OneFile. Web. 22 Apr. 2014.

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Side: School programs not successful
1 point

School bullying has always been a problem at schools. You get the kids who think themselves above everyone or just simply unhappy with their own life they take it out on others. However, sometimes it is not just one bully causing the problem. Pack bullying is taking on by a group of students causing problems for another person. By bullying in packs it gives the bullies more of a leverage cause they will have the power in numbers. They most generally will not have to worry about getting outnumbered. Bullying can come into so many different forms. From physical to cyber bullying, in the end, it will still have the same affect on the victim. Schools have tried to become more accustom to stopping the bullying before it starts. But in this reality, schools can't control cyber bullying, even if it is happening in school. Schools try and control the situation but even if the bully does get in trouble, it could just end up fueling the fire instead of extinguishing it. Bullying is a never ending problem in our school system, no matter what the punishment, I fear it will never end. "School Bullying." - Bullying Statistics. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2014.

Supporting Evidence: School Bullying (www.bullyingstatistics.org)
Side: School programs not successful

I would definitely say that our school does not do enough for bullying. I see kids being picked on everyday in school but I don't see anyone doing anything about it during school. Even when kids are bullied off school grounds and someone sees it they don't do anything as well as when kids are bullied on school grounds they don't do anything. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, nearly a 1/3 of all students aged 12 - 18 reported having been bullied at school some almost daily.The most effective ways to prevent or lessen bullying require school administrators' commitment and intensive effort; police interested in increasing school safety can use their influence to encourage schools to address the problem.A recent study of a nationally representative sample of students found higher levels of bullying in America than in some other countries. 13% of 6th- through 10th-grade students bully, 10% reported being victims, and an additional 6% are victim-bullies. This study excluded elementary-age students (who often experience high levels of bullying) and did not limit bullying to school grounds. Several smaller studies from different parts of the country confirm high levels of bullying behaviors, with 10 to 29 percent of students reported to be either bullies or victims. This shows that our schools don't do enough to stop bullying. Maybe we should teach all teachers on how to notice bullying more and have the students that are being bullied open up to teachers and other staff so they know whats happening and they can try to help prevent it from happening again. By teachers and students doing this we could try to end bullying in our schools. Bullying leads kids and adults ages 9-21 to suicide.researchers calculated that kids who were bullied were 2.23 times as likely to think about killing themselves than kids who had not been victimized.

The researchers also found nine well-conducted studies about bullying and its relationship to suicide attempts. These studies included data on 70,102 people ages 9 to 21. The Dutch researchers ran the numbers and reported that kids and teens who were bullied were 2.55 times as likely to attempt suicide than their counterparts who had not been victimized. In the United States, between 5 percent and 8 percent of teenagers tries to kill themselves each year. Kaplan, Karen. "Teens Taunted by Bullies Are More Likely to Consider, Attempt Suicide." Los Angeles Times. 10 Mar. 2014: n.p. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 22 Apr. 2014.

Side: School programs not successful
1 point

I find it hard to believe that the statistics are so low. I definitely agree with you on how our school doesn't handle bullying very well at all. I looked up some statistics on Google and found, what I think, is a little more realistic with the numbers higher than what you stated. According to bullyingstatistics.org,

Around half of teens have been the victims of cyber bullying

Only 1 in 10 teens tells a parent if they have been a cyber bully victim

Fewer than 1 in 5 cyber bullying incidents are reported to law enforcement

1 in 10 adolescents or teens have had embarrassing or damaging pictures taken of themselves without their permission, often using cell phone cameras

About 1 in 5 teens have posted or sent sexually suggestive or nude pictures of themselves to others

Girls are somewhat more likely than boys to be involved in cyber bullying

Also, I do think some of these numbers are a little lower than they should be. Maybe this is because students being bullied don't report it because they might be embarrassed, shy, or scared. But they are certainly higher than what you had mentioned.

"Cyber Bullying Statistics." - Bullying Statistics. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2014.

Supporting Evidence: Statistics (www.bullyingstatistics.org)
Side: School programs not successful
1 point

I don’t think that the school programs are successful. If they were successful then we wouldn’t have so many people that commit suicide because they are bullied. The article Teens Taunted by Bullies Are More Likely to Consider, Attempt Suicide says, “Victims of bullying were more than twice as likely as other kids to contemplate suicide and about 2.5 as likely to kill themselves.” It is terrible that kids can say such mean things to others, and to think that what you say to them could make them want to kill themselves. You may not realize it, but words hurt people a lot more than you think. The article says, “Experts believe that as many as 1 in 5 teens are involved in some type of bullying, and suicide is one of the leading causes of death among adolescents worldwide.” There are a lot of teens you get bullied everyday, but they are too nervous to tell someone about what is going on. When they don’t know who to tell or who to trust, they just decide that may not being here would be easier. “In the United States, between five percent and eight percent of teenagers tries to kill themselves each year. But the problem is global”, says Mitch van Geel. That shows that the school programs aren’t doing much for the students that are getting bullied, if in the United States alone there are that many teens that commit suicide. Mitch van Geel says, “Schools should take every effort to reduce and prevent bullying.” I think that if someone gets caught bullying someone they should have serious consequences, not just a detention. When they get detention, all they do is serve it then go and bully people again. They should get in trouble with something more serious, like after you are caught three times then the cops get involved. If teens realized that they could get in trouble with the cops then maybe they would think twice before they bullied others again. I truly think that the schools need to realize that this is a very serious issue, and they need to do more to protect the students that are getting bullied.

Supporting Evidence: Click here for more information (sks.sirs.com)
Side: School programs not successful
1 point

Cyber Bullying and bullying happens in a lot of schools. Many schools have a lot of anti-bullying programs. In the Cyber bullying ties school student in legal Knots. It says that media lobby for strict anti-bullying, especially those that deal with online bullying. The anti-bullying law was written after the meier case were found unconstitutional in 2012 for being too broad and violating free speech. I think bully going on outside and inside schools. People can really hurt their feelings by bullying them in schools and outside of schools. Bullying really need’s to stop in school’s. A lot of people kill themselves from being bullied. School programs are not really helping bullying stop the bullying. People are still bullying we should have a program that people go to every week that talks about bullying and cyber bullying.

Side: School programs not successful

I agree with you our school for example has and anti-bullying program called RAKE I'm actually in that program. Even though we have this program it doesn't mean its going to do anything we are hoping it does. So many people are cyber bullied outside of school and most of the people that are bullied don't like to come out and say anything because they might be afraid of getting attacked by a bully even more for saying something about it to someone. These students that are bullied need to not be so afraid to come out and talk to someone and tell them whats happening. Another example would be me for instance when people bully me online or by text message I either tell my mom and show her what these people are saying or I go to a concealer and talk to them about the situation. Yes I would admit that I don't come out right away and tell someone but eventually I do because I can't take it anymore. Last year was probably the worst year for me getting bullied I was at the point of suicidal thoughts but then I went and got help and now i'm glad that I didn't do but for some of those kids they just want to be out of this world. It's sad to think and see about how many people try to commit suicide due to bullying.

Side: School programs not successful

I agree with you our school for example has and anti-bullying program called RAKE I'm actually in that program. Even though we have this program it doesn't mean its going to do anything we are hoping it does. So many people are cyber bullied outside of school and most of the people that are bullied don't like to come out and say anything because they might be afraid of getting attacked by a bully even more for saying something about it to someone. These students that are bullied need to not be so afraid to come out and talk to someone and tell them whats happening. Another example would be me for instance when people bully me online or by text message I either tell my mom and show her what these people are saying or I go to a concealer and talk to them about the situation. Yes I would admit that I don't come out right away and tell someone but eventually I do because I can't take it anymore. Last year was probably the worst year for me getting bullied I was at the point of suicidal thoughts but then I went and got help and now i'm glad that I didn't do but for some of those kids they just want to be out of this world. It's sad to think and see about how many people try to commit suicide due to bullying.

Side: School programs not successful
1 point

I feel that bullying can be taken hurtful or playful, bullying varies on how the victim feels he/she is treated, therefore I feel that bullying doesn’t exist, but that bullying is a situation interpretted by a victim or a group of people. Some people may think that bullies are very popular, but in reality they have everyone fooled to think they have all the friends in the world, a bullies life is most likely worse than the victim’s. Nonetheless I feel we should act to stop bullying when we suspect someone is bullied. Regarding bullying, bullying is only an interpretation, bullying is when one or more think that “rough-housing” or “joking” has gone too far, and for the bully, gives them a sense of power and gratitude. Most victims of bullying have no one to help them, because bullying is very entertaining to others. Bullies usually have a lot of friends, because of how humorous some people find their comments, which were used to destroy the egos of young innocent children who never deserved it. Most bullies try to act like they are just joking, which most bullies do, but mostly they bully other people for the benefits of earning more friends. It is sad that victims are bullied with no one to help them, most bystanders do not know what to do, mostly because they question the seriousness of the situation, and if it is a joking matter. Most bullies become bullies, for the feeling of dominance and security from surrounding peers.

Side: School programs not successful
1 point

The site that I found this statement is (Iowaaeaonline.org, anti-bullying). These Catholic parents are worried about their children attending school with bullies being with them all the time. The board members, including those who appeared to be asleep during the meetings, were successful in ramming through an anti-Catholic Bill, "The Equity & Inclusive Education Strategy. (E.I.E.) When a woman lawyer for the parents publicly scolded the trustees with legal facts, the trustees momentarily slumped down in their seats. Teachers I spoke to denied this charge and wondered what the Board members were smoking. With no statistics to support these false charges, the School Board quickly passed the anti-Catholic legislation. Since they lost the first battle and to minimize the damage this Bill will cause, parents and other groups then tried to have amendments made to the Bill.Your Catholic school trustees, who receive $25,000/yr. for part time work, made no serious effort to discuss any amendments. Source Citation (MLA 7th Edition) McGovern, Jim. "Re 'Ontario school battle'." Catholic Insight Sept. 2011: 5. Student Edition. Web. 24 Apr. 2014. I found another article on (Iowaaeaonline.org, anti-bullying.) Stop the Bullying: A Handbook for Teachers (G) Good, even great at times, generally useful! Although the topic of bullying has been done to death, this well- researched book provides teachers with practical, interesting and original activities. An overview of bullying provides teachers with information about bullying trends, escalating issues and some effective strategies for creating an "anti-bullying program". It provides strategies for teachers to try in dealing with bullying victims as well as bullies. Ken Rigby is a writer with recognized authority in research on bullying. He is he author of a previous publications:Bullying in Schools and What to Do about it. Source Citation (MLA 7th Edition) Lennon, Gail. "Stop the Bullying: A Handbook for Teachers. (Professional Resources)." Resource Links Dec. 2001: 54. Student Edition. Web. 24 Apr. 2014.

Side: School programs not successful
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Cyberbullying that can lead to teen or children killing themselves. In CyberBullying ties school, student in legal knots. It says that in October 12 year old Rebecca sedwick of Lakeland, Fla., jumped to her death at a cement factory after enduring more than a year’s worth of online attacks via text messages. Two girls were arrested and faced criminal charges, but the charges were dropped. A similar plea aired in Missouri in 2007 when Megan Meier hanged herself after a friend and her mother bullied her on myspace. I think this is horrible to bully people because when they kill themselves you feel so bad for bullying them and you think of what you could have done different. I wish that people would not bully it is not right just because you don’t like someone doesn't mean you should bully them. We should set a program for bullying.

Lambert, Scott. “Cyberbullying ties schools, student in legal knots.” Gateway Journalism Review (2014):16+. General OneFile.Web.23.Apr.2014

Side: School programs not successful
1 point

The topic of bullying has been around for a long time, and some are wondering if there children are safe from this. Well, since the schools rules, or laws, are not good enough does that answer your question. No? Here let me and research tell you why. I've been around The high school for about three years, and I've seen lots of stuff go down . I know for a fact that we need tougher schools rules. In an article called “schools have to do work,” this man states that there is no more a cure for bullying then there is for envy and greed. I agree 100% with the writer, there is no cure, but you can prevent it. The article also says there should be criminal penalties for cyber bullying, how you going to enforce that when there is always two sides of a story. You got to take care of it in the schools first before you can enforce stuff like that. Toughen the school laws so people don't kill themselves. I rest my case on bullying.

Supporting Evidence: sks.sirs (sks.sirs.com)
Side: School programs not successful
1 point

I agree with what you are saying Zach, I think their should be tougher rules to prevent bullying from happening. The problem is you can never completely get rid of bullying, their will always be someone who gets picked on. What we should do is if we find a way to prevent bullying from happening in the first place, possibly by making prevention laws.

Side: School programs not successful
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I would say that our school definitely does have bullying taken place. I've seen it, heard it, and it's something that is hard to control. I enjoy going to hear the speakers that our school has because they have great stories that help me overcome things, and I'm sure they help the other students know that they aren't alone. The problem that is occuring though, is that at the time the speaker is talking everybody is thinking, "yeah, yeah that's a good idea," or "thank God I'm not the only one with that problem." However, the minute the students walk out of the gym, everything the speaker said goes right over their head. We used to have a Purple Hands program when I was a freshman. I remember Casey Ludwig stood up and talked to our freshman class about bullying. But overtime it's like the programs are just not enough. I researched ways we could create a better anti-bullying environment. According to stopbullying.gov one way would be by having teachers identify bullying when they see it. Many students are getting away with calling other students names that could be offensive or just plain rude. With that comes punishment. Our school could have stricter policies. By starting with those two we could have a better and safer environment for students, and the staff as well.

Supporting Evidence: stricter policies (www.stopbullying.gov)
Side: School programs not successful
1 point

I agree with you Karlie there is bullying in our school and a lot of people don’t even realize it. It is helpful to some of the kids when the people come and talk but that only lasts for about a day then they forget everything. According to kidshealth.org the say to prevent bullying take charge of your own life and I totally agree with that. If someone is bullying you and they get physical and start hitting and beating you you hit them right back that's what I believe in. Don’t ever be the first to hit.

Supporting Evidence: Not Successful (kidshealth.org)
Side: School programs not successful
1 point

I agree with you Hunter that you should not be the first one to hit, but why not try and stop the situation before it escalates that far. According to https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-bullying "Physical bullying increases in elementary, peaks in middle school, then declines in high school. Verbal abuse on the other hand remains the same." Most of the time bullying does not escalate to the point of physical violence, but most people can sense when that point is coming, so before getting hit or hitting someone why not just walk away. I do agree with you that if you do get hit you should not stand there and take it, but I don't see the point in sticking around to get called names and let the situation escalate the the point of violence.

Side: School programs not successful
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I think not all actions against bullying should be dealt with by the schools. People often like to push this responsibility onto schools. Kelly Wickham, an assistant principal/guidance dean, wrote on article on shine.yahoo.com and in it states, "If it is off school grounds, it's not a school issue. It becomes the school's issue when the bullying is carried over and fallout from it affects the learning environment. Kids are bullying each other online, through text messages, and by way of using many apps. Those issues make it harder for us to dole out consequences when they are happening in the evening and on weekends. That's not the school's domain, so we don't have jurisdiction. I've gotten myself in plenty of hot water trying to discipline a child for something they did while in the care of their parents. When it occurs and detrimentally affects the academic achievement of students and disrupts classroom instruction, then schools can get involved. Schools are responsible for responding to issues that take place in the classroom and at school-related events (sports, concerts, etc…) but not for things that take place on social media or off school grounds if the problems don't follow students to school." I believe that hearing from a school employee exactly what the school can and can not do makes a difference when deciding what actions should be taken when confronting this issue.

Supporting Evidence: shine.yahoo.com (shine.yahoo.com)
Side: School programs not successful
1 point

Honestly, I don't think we'll be able to stop bullying completely, it'll still happen on school property and the internet. We've had lectures in the gym about why bullying is bad, how to stop it, and the consequences, but it still happens (it might not be too obvious, but it's there). A long term effect to victims is mental, emotional and psychological stress.. a lot of times people become depressed and suicidal, thinking suicide is the only way out. I've heard countless stories of teenagers/young adults who kill themselves because bullies have convinced them that they really are worthless, ugly, dumb, or whatever they tell them. The way I see it, no matter how many programs and lectures you put out there, bullying will still be around, and I don't think we can fully stop it. It's like a weed in the garden that refuses to die no matter how much pesticide you put on it

Source: http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/blog/the-long-term-effects-of-bullying

Side: School programs not successful
1 point

I completely agree with you. Even though speakers, parents and counselors talk to us about bullying, we have no way of completely getting rid of it. The moment we stepped out of the gym we immediately start to forget what we learned and we even sometimes think that we're not bullying other people at all. It's sad to say that suicide caused by bullying is the third largest cause of death to young people. According to http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/ over 14% of high school students has considered suicide and almost 7% attempted it. And this is caused by mean words and jokes thrown at them. And sometimes not even just words but also by physical means. Bully also doesn't just stop when they get "lectured" in reality, they even get worse because high school students are immature and we think we can get away with everything.

"Irresponsible Children: Why Nagging and Lecturing Dont Work." Empowering Parents. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2014."Bullying and Suicide." - Bullying Statistics. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Apr. 2014.

Side: School programs not successful
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Unfortunately, school programs for bullying aren't as successful as they could be. They’re still many kids who are afraid to come to school day after day because the same person has nothing better to do than harass someone because of age, race, weight, height, clothes, etc. What gives people the right to judge anyone?

Childhood bullying can linger a lifetime! Researchers found those bullied in earlier years had lower levels of education, more physical and cognitive health problems, and poor social functioning throughout their lives, compared with those who were not bullied. Is it really worth ruining someone’s life? I wish that people would grow up and realize that no one is perfect. No matter how many school programs we have, kids will still bully other kids.

"Schools Have Work to Do." Buffalo News. 11 Jul. 2012: A.6. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 28 Apr. 2014.

Side: School programs not successful
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I don't want to say this, but our school along with other schools bullying problems need to be enforced. According to researchers, people who have been bullied in their childhood had lower levels of education, greater physical and cognitive health problems, and poor social functioning through their lives. People who have been bullied have a greater chance of committing suicide or doing drugs. According to Louise Arseneault, she found victims who have been bullied, the victims never moved up in life. They couldn't forget it and always were being pushed down. As has been a middle age victim, of those who have been bullied these people get less pay jobs. Some kids' parents don't even know that they are being bullied. Schools need to crack down. I know our school doesn't exactly enforce the consequence. We need to have stricter rules to help everybody. It can really put somebody down. This is why our school should enforce the rules on bullying.

Side: School programs not successful
1 point

I don't believe that school programs do enough to prevent or stop bullying because there are so many people that are bullied, and according to http://occupytheory.org/bullycide-statistics-and-stories, 1 out of every 4 students is bullied every month in the U.S. and 160,000 student don't show up for fear of being bullied. I believe this alone shows that school programs don't do enough to stop bullying. Not only do schools not do enough to stop bullying, they don't do enough to make students feel safe enough to come and talk to adults about what is happening, the reason I believe this is because 81% of bullying incidents are not reported to adults, which should really be the first step in trying to stop and prevent bullying.

Side: School programs not successful
1 point

Every day thousands of teens wake up afraid to go to school. Bullying is a problem that affects millions of students, and it has everyone worried, not just the kids on its receiving end. Yet because parents, teachers, and other adults don't always see it, they may not understand how extreme bullying can get. www.stopbullying.gov. I’d say schools need to do more about it. In this article i read it said that if somebodys child was being bullied they would notify the parents and send a consent form home for the parents to sign so the school could investigate. http://www.districtadministration.com/article/are-schools-doing-enough-stop-bullying

Side: School programs not successful
1 point

I feel that schools do not do as much as they should against bullying. Some schools need to handle the situation more seriously, yet students feel they can't even talk to the teachers about it. Some teachers say "Okay, I'll talk to them" (Referring to the bully) yet they never do anything to handle the situation and it continues. Some may do something about it, but it may only be minor.

Supporting Evidence: Bullying (www.stuff.co.nz)
Side: School programs not successful

I don’t think many people realize how big and serious of a thing bullying is. According to http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/, bullying can seriously affect you later on in life, not just for awhile, but your whole life. If something that happens years and years ago can affect you throughout your whole life, it is a serious thing. Things that can happen during school that could affect you are things like low self-esteem, difficulty trusting others, lack of assertiveness, aggression, and isolation. Now imagine still having all those problems when you’re 45 years old.

Plenty of schools are taking action against bullying, but it’s pretty obvious its definitely not stopping. Cyberbullying is a pretty big problem now and you see that everyday. We all took that pledge to not bully, but yet we still do it. School’s still have some work to do considering that nothing has really changed.

"School Bullying." Bullying Statistics. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2014.

Supporting Evidence: School Bullying (www.bullyingstatistics.org)
Side: School programs not successful