Bullying continuously affects children socially, mentally and physically. Long term effects show permanent turmoil and incomplete emotions of the victims. When Yale University conducted a public survey on bully victims, they concluded that they “ are between 2 to 9 times more likely to consider suicide than non-victims.” However there may be an early escape. An immediate aid to tormenting is reporting to the teacher. Since there’s …show more content…
Then to what extent is it ethical for a principal to give a victim leniency in a physical altercation? In cases, when a victim retaliates against their oppressor, it’s seen as less than violence. Although that’s from a personal viewpoint because they are “fighting back”. These people have been put through emotional hell and the only way to stop their suffering is revenge. It matters the home life of one and whether they have been taught to defend themselves or ignore. If conditioned to follow strict guidelines regarding violence, when is it appropriate to bend the regulations? The duration, severity, home environment, age of characters involved in the situation register in the consequences made by principal. Principals are superior of an educational system, approving standards and setting boundaries. Across the nation, schools have policies of no violence. Hypothetically, a student who’s been tormented by another, in school and on social media becomes aggravated. He approaches the same student and punches the other in the face first. …show more content…
The confrontations on the playground, the chasing and minor pushings were seen a s right of passage to childhood. Chicago.com, a blog consisting of middle aged parents, speak upon bullying in the past. Kortney Peagram remembers how the “sticks and stones” , the " boys will be boys" and "girls are catty" mottos came about. This forced the bullied to grow up or fight back or manage the situations themselves. It was normalized and ignored at the time when it could’ve been completely stopped. There was no penalty besides the extent of a lashing or stern conversation between parents. Students everywhere forced to deal with the effects, giving birth to a new generation where it would only get worse because it wasn 't dealt with.