Has Bullying Gone Too Far?

A kid being bullied.

Has Bullying Gone Too Far?

The bullying we are used to is the stealing pencils, calling names, etc. Modern bullying can sometimes lead to death... When people cyber bully, physical bully, intimidates others, they turn down somebody’s self-confidence.

Each day kids around the world are scared to go to school because of bullying problems. 77% of kids say they have been bullied, 14% of those kids say it was abusive bullying. 282,000 are physically attacked in secondary schools each month. Two main reasons bullying occurs is social status and appearance. The definition of bullying is To use superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone), typically to force him or her to do what one wants.

I asked Anjali Panikar what she was going to do to stop bullying “Well if I see bullying happening in the halls I would stand up to that bully and say ‘stop right there’ and be like’ you are bullying and that is not right.’ I think bullying is a terrible terrible thing and I think the reason why people bully is to cover him or herself. “

I asked Madison Giovanni what she thinks bullying is“ It’s like when people are teased or harassed, for being a certain race, sexuality, or if your are smarter than people, or if you participate in class more than others, “

I asked Teagan White what she thinks bullying is”Bullying can be anything from a simple tease to physical bullying; it depends on the person’s idea too.”

I asked Emily Purkey what she thinks bullying is “It’s terrible, bullying is really bad. I think bullies are people who have been hurt themselves, but that’s no excuse to use your anger on other kids”.

I asked a teacher what she thinks of bullying, “I think it’s not good, and can be prevented. People should be inclusive with everyone when you start excluding people that is when bullying happens. Bullying is bad bad”

Everyone’s answer is different but they are describing their own thought of bullying. Everyone has a different idea about bullying, but they all know how bad it is. When you are at the point where your bullying has started the other kid to think about killing himself you have bullied too much and it is not a playful tease anymore. You have to think about how you would feel if you were that kid.

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