As the years stroll by, it is reported by many sources that school bullying definitely has not improved and the issue still has not been resolved within schools. In the educational system, there have been a variety of statistics, all of which the ones that I will mention are brought forth in the current year of 2015. According to the website called, Nobullying.com, this website obtained data from parents, teachers, activists and community members that show how bullying is so common in schools. Based upon the website and a source named PACER, nearly 1 in 3 students report being bullied during their school year. With this being said, 6% of high school students in the United States report being bullied in the past year and 14.8% of high school students reported being bullied online (“The Complicated Web of Teen Lives – 2015 Bullying Report” 6). While most of those who were bullied in high school reported this occurrence, this left about 64% of children who were bullied to remain silent towards their issues. With these statistics mentioned above, this only proves that bullying has affected many students’ lives and some are too scared to speak up about their situation. Another statistic that I came across on the website, Nobullying.com, found that in the United States, “3.1% of high school students were injured in a physical fight, 8.1% were involved in a physical fight on school property, and 7.1% of students did not go to school because they felt unsafe at school or on their way to school” (8). This particular statistic was very important to note because it emphasizes on the fact that some students are too afraid to even attend school due to school bullying becoming such a main issue.
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Throughout the year 2015, with these statistics that I have provided above, we can observe that students of all ages become more afraid to speak up than the ones that actually do report their bullying incidents. Overall, with the information that was provided, we can see that school bullying has a negative effect on a student’s mind-set and behavior. School bullying causes major problems in ones life and below I will be mentioning the long-term issues that students often face while being bullied. School bullying, as one can see, is a growing problem and many students in our society has dealt with this at least once in their lives. The psychological effects that school bullying causes is very drastic the more that a student becomes bullied, and soon we will see the long-term problems that this can cause. Over time, many researchers have found that school bullying can ultimately lead to loneliness, depression, adjustment difficulties, and poor academic performance. In addition to the many students having to deal with these psychological, they can also run the risk of somatic aftermaths that include poor appetite, headaches, sleep disturbances, abdominal pain, and fatigue. Based upon the website, Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, children and adolescents who are repetitively bullied may develop internalizing symptoms. For example, in a study of over 7,000 predominantly African-American and Hispanic middle-high school students, many of those victims of bullying reported that they often felt fearful, worried, sad and nervous everyday (“Bully Victims: Psychological and Somatic Aftermaths” 2). With this information being very useful, many researchers have found a study that states
Throughout the year 2015, with these statistics that I have provided above, we can observe that students of all ages become more afraid to speak up than the ones that actually do report their bullying incidents. Overall, with the information that was provided, we can see that school bullying has a negative effect on a student’s mind-set and behavior. School bullying causes major problems in ones life and below I will be mentioning the long-term issues that students often face while being bullied. School bullying, as one can see, is a growing problem and many students in our society has dealt with this at least once in their lives. The psychological effects that school bullying causes is very drastic the more that a student becomes bullied, and soon we will see the long-term problems that this can cause. Over time, many researchers have found that school bullying can ultimately lead to loneliness, depression, adjustment difficulties, and poor academic performance. In addition to the many students having to deal with these psychological, they can also run the risk of somatic aftermaths that include poor appetite, headaches, sleep disturbances, abdominal pain, and fatigue. Based upon the website, Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, children and adolescents who are repetitively bullied may develop internalizing symptoms. For example, in a study of over 7,000 predominantly African-American and Hispanic middle-high school students, many of those victims of bullying reported that they often felt fearful, worried, sad and nervous everyday (“Bully Victims: Psychological and Somatic Aftermaths” 2). With this information being very useful, many researchers have found a study that states