Bullying is a problem. It has gained a tremendous amount of attention over the past years and months. We have heard, seen, or read of horrific acts of bullying, whether through face to face contact, email and Facebook, or spreading rumors. These despicable acts have at times resulted in senseless acts of violence committed against oneself or one's neighbor.October has been given the honor of being National Bullying Prevention Month. This is the fifth year in a row PACER has promoted bullying prevention education and awareness. This year prominent organizations, including Facebook and Yahoo!, as well as distinguished celebrities such as Demi Lovato and Ellen DeGeneres, have joined the cause to raise awareness and encourage prevention.
Each day more than 160,000 students stay home from school due to the fear of being bullied. No one should have to go to school scared. While we may seem to live in a sheltered environment, we would be remiss to assume acts of bullying could not exist at our school or within our city.
Below are links to websites to provide you with additional bullying prevention information and what you can do in our school and community to put an end to bullying. The sites define what is bullying, explain why kids bully, and provide resources to help if you are bullied or witness bullying.
Please use these sites to help you answer the following questions.
Are there actions we should take at school to raise awareness and prevent bullying? How should you handle a situation where you saw someone being bullied? What are some steps we can take to encourage acceptance and tolerance at school and in our community?
We could probably put more playground monitors to prevent bullying better. if you see someone being bullied you should report the person who bullied but we shouldn't tell who got bullied because it might be embarassing for them. I know that not many people like them but uniforms will help prevent bullying.
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ReplyDeletePhillip- I agree with Travis about the monitors. that is a really good idea. Another thing we could do id just not bully people. It doesn't make you "cooler" than anybody else. If you saw someone being bullied you shoul either: a)tell the monitor. b)tell the principle. c)tell the bully to stop. Kids would tollerate each other more if they figured out they had something in common. You could make clubs and have kids join. Some kids might hang out with each other when they normally don't.
ReplyDeleteAtticus- I think having more monitors is a really good idea. Also I think that you could do is not be so mean. I agre wiht Plillip that bulling dosnt make you cooler than anybody else, all it does is make you less liked and more people become your enemies. I you saw someone being bulled you should tell them to stop or tell the monitor. Kids would tollerate eachother if they worked together more often.
ReplyDeleteRyan Z- I think that if you see someone being bullied you should deal with it your self because honestly what good does telling someone do? All that that adult will do is tell the bully to stop, and all that that tells the bully is that an adult thinks its wrong. Adults think that lots of stuff that kids do is wrong. But if you told the bully to stop your self the bully sees that his/her peers agree that it is wrong and will probably stop. (told yu I'd change the profile picture every week)
ReplyDeleteAngie- I agree with everyone. Monitors would be helpful on the playgrounds. And I also think that when we adults do playground duty, they should be more aware. Because I notice sometimes that the playground duty people don't really pay much attention. Also like other people said, when you see someone being bullied, just help them. Seriously. I don't know if some people are just afraid to stand up for people, but really just help them out.
ReplyDeleteSofia- I agree with everyone also monitors are a great idea and uniforms definatly help. THe adults on thew playground definatly should be more aware of what all kids are doing.And when you see someone being bullied help them out.
ReplyDeleteMarya- Don't go telling an adult your being bullied unless in involves life threatning dangers. Kids should be able to deal with their own problems and not bring their mommy or daddy into it. Also, i think monitors at recess would be okay. They can watch what goes on and help out if it's a huge problem.
ReplyDeletejosu-i think the way to stop bulliying is to have activities in the class so everyone knows each other like a brother or sister. kids would know what other calassmates have gone through what they like/dislike, what annoys them, and what makes them happy. if that doesnt work schools will have to put more adult on the plyground to make sure the bullying doesnst even start.
ReplyDeleteCrstina- I agree with everyone so far! More teachers adults need to know what the stuedtns are doing. MOniors and uniforms or maybe like little play for the little kids to stop bullying. Marya has a great point also. if its life threaning or something like that, you need to tell an adult. BUT!!! Did you know, that adult can bully? they need to be aware of that too.
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Ryan M. bullies are some of the meanest people in the world. bullies are uaually bullying you because of something htat happend in their famaily or something in htat matter. when you see someone being bullied you need to tell an adult.
ReplyDeleteMorgan- Yes we deffintely should raise awarness to our school and edcucate kids about all this that is going on and mabye they should think twice about bullying. When you see someone being bullyied step in and stop it. Some steps would be we are all made different and special. You should never bully.
ReplyDeleteHalle- i agree with morgan about raising awareness for our school and if u ever see someone being bullied you should tell someone immediately because it could get dangerous. and bullying is neeever okay
ReplyDeletegabby- i agree with halle and morgan about raising awareness in our school. we could do that by making posters and stuff like that. if you see someone being bullied, call the bully out, make sure he/she knows that bullying is bad and dangerous. sometimes i dont think that kids know how bad bulling really is or dont really know that they are bullying. people need to know that real facts about bullying.
ReplyDeleteLuke-i think the way to stop bulliying is to have activities in the class so everyone knows each other like a brother or sister. kids would know what other calassmates have gone through what they like/dislike, what annoys them, and what makes them happy. if that doesnt work schools will have to put more adult on the plyground to make sure the bullying doesnst even start. People need to know what is really happening and put a stop to it
ReplyDeleteHannah- I agree with everyone! I think kids should work together more that way they get to know each other. Also adults need to be aware what is going on- but I don't think they should get too involved unless they notice the problem is getting to big. Kids should learn to stand up for themselves. Also kids bullying may be having problems at home or something so adults need to talk with them and help them find a positive way to deal with the stress if need be
ReplyDeleteDanielle- I agree with everyone! I think people should stop bullying and just work it out and solve their problems. I agree that we need playground monitors to, to just check if the kids are being nice. I agree with Luke,kids should have more activities that can help the kids get to know each other better. I also agree with Hannah maybe they are having problems at home. So adults can help them solve their problem. Then maybe everyone could get along and it would be a bully-free zone!
ReplyDeleteI agree with everyone. We need to be educated more about billing so we can prevent it. Also I really agree with the people who said to put more moniters outside. When you see someone getting bullied, you need to stand up for yourself.
ReplyDeletehahaa even though that was a long time ago it was Hannah- and I meant bullying not billing
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