A. School bullying has a wide variety of effects on students including anger, depression, stress and suicide. Bullies themselves can develop social disorders or have an
increased chance of engaging in criminal activity.
B. Schools can attribute to the cause of bullying. Poor anti-bullying practices may
include teachers and staff not caring enough to intervene or a school lacking enough
teachers for students. If a school does not have zero tolerance policy or teachers that
care enough to step up and stop it, students can feel unwanted or unimportant.
C. School bullying is preventable and can be addressed with the proper training for …show more content…
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A. Bullying is the presence of "unwanted aggressive behavior; observed or perceived
power imbalance; and repetition of behaviors." 1
1. There are 2 modes of bullying; direct and indirect.
2. There are 5 types of bullying; physical, verbal, relational, cyber (social media)
and damage to property.
Source: (https://swww.stopbullying.gov/media/facts/index.html) 1
B. Victims of bullying can have a wide range of response to the bullying. These
responses are "low self esteem, difficulty trusting others, lack of assertiveness,
aggression, isolation and unfortunately suicide or homicidal behavior." 2
1. Victims may feel insecure, hyper vigilant, have poor grades, withdrawn, or
develop a mental illness such as "psychopathy, avoidant personality disorder or post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)." 3
2. "Research indicates that persistent bullying can lead to worsen feelings of
isolation, rejection, self worth, depression and anxiety which can attribute to suicidal behavior." It has been said that some school shootings can be
attributed to bullying and other mental illnesses.
Source: (www.bullyingstatistics.org)