Anti-Bullying Policy through the Five Lenses
Introduction
The act of harming someone, verbally or physically, seems to have roots that can be tracked throughout all of history. When a person is targeting someone else and actively impacting the quality of that person’s life, he/she is said to be harming that person (Limber and Small, 2003, pp 447). Miller (2012) identified six major classifications of bullying: verbal, physical, material, relational, hate-motivated, and cyber. A theme within these six categories of bullying involve physical and verbal acts, as well as manipulative acts (Miller, 2012). Since the passing of the first anti-bullying law in 1999, state legislative bodies have been focused on developing, implementing, and updating …show more content…
The ongoing dialog about enumeration plays a vital role in how the social problem is being addressed politically. Politicians are motivated to develop a law that is passible, sometimes sacrificing the salient points of the law in order to move it through the process. The Matt Epling law was victim to this process. The policy itself is a step in the right direction, but it lacks the rigor to actually address the needs of the marginalized and bullied victims in the school …show more content…
They define a social movement as something that develops as “conflict arises from tensions or contradictions within wider society” (pp. 200). One movement that has played a significant role in the current landscape for policy development is the Gay Rights movement. This movement has played an integral role in such areas as the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and same sex marriage policies (Morris, n.d.). The LGBTQ movement is gaining momentum and could have a significant impact on progress in school bullying policy. Figueira-McDonough (1993) points out that a social action’s success is “not revolutionary fervor but outcomes that accrue resources to the deprived community” (pp. 184). The deprived community in this case is the LGBTQ community, and the resource needed in the school system is a safer environment for learning. The LGBTQ movement has the potential and voice to make this
Introduction
The act of harming someone, verbally or physically, seems to have roots that can be tracked throughout all of history. When a person is targeting someone else and actively impacting the quality of that person’s life, he/she is said to be harming that person (Limber and Small, 2003, pp 447). Miller (2012) identified six major classifications of bullying: verbal, physical, material, relational, hate-motivated, and cyber. A theme within these six categories of bullying involve physical and verbal acts, as well as manipulative acts (Miller, 2012). Since the passing of the first anti-bullying law in 1999, state legislative bodies have been focused on developing, implementing, and updating …show more content…
The ongoing dialog about enumeration plays a vital role in how the social problem is being addressed politically. Politicians are motivated to develop a law that is passible, sometimes sacrificing the salient points of the law in order to move it through the process. The Matt Epling law was victim to this process. The policy itself is a step in the right direction, but it lacks the rigor to actually address the needs of the marginalized and bullied victims in the school …show more content…
They define a social movement as something that develops as “conflict arises from tensions or contradictions within wider society” (pp. 200). One movement that has played a significant role in the current landscape for policy development is the Gay Rights movement. This movement has played an integral role in such areas as the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and same sex marriage policies (Morris, n.d.). The LGBTQ movement is gaining momentum and could have a significant impact on progress in school bullying policy. Figueira-McDonough (1993) points out that a social action’s success is “not revolutionary fervor but outcomes that accrue resources to the deprived community” (pp. 184). The deprived community in this case is the LGBTQ community, and the resource needed in the school system is a safer environment for learning. The LGBTQ movement has the potential and voice to make this