BY CAMRYN JAMES, Freshman
BLYTHEWOOD -- Bullying is currently a HUGE problem over the world . Bullying has made a big impact on people, older and younger. Over 3.2 million students are victims of bullying each year according to www.doSomething.org .
“Bystanders are afraid to intervene, scared to look stupid.” said Home-bound Facilitator Pam Ellmers .
In this case it’s best if there is a bully, to tell someone what’s going on . They would be more than willingly to help .
"Don’t try to fight because you both could get in trouble. It’s best to tell an adult.” said Ellmers.
In the past bullying was mainly done either in school or in neighborhoods . Today with increased internet use, bullying has occurred in more locations according to www.nobullying.com.
Some ways people bully on social media are: posting negative comments or pictures, posting abusive post on another user's wall, etc.
“I think there should be more supervision on kids who are being bullied.” said Sophomore Madison Shealy.
A better way to decrease bullying is if everybody actually looks out for each other. Bullies usually target people who have low self-esteem, few or no friends, different in culture or many other things stated www.burltwpsch.org.
By the age of 14 less than 30% of boys and 40% of girls will talk to their peers about bullying said www.dosomething.org .
67% of students think schools reply poorly to bullying because they think adult help is ineffective and unneeded.
One in ten students drop out of school because of repeated bullying. Physical bullying increases in elementary school, peaks in middle school, and declines in high school.
Verbal abuse, on the other hand, remains constant. 17% of American students report being bullied 2 to 3 times a month or more within a school semester states www.doSomething.org.
