Megan Meier was a 13-year old Missouri teen who, having been cyber-bullied, committed suicide. She's not the only teen to have committed suicide after being bullied; children even in elementary school have attempted or committed suicide because they were bullied. Bullying is an issue for all people, not just schools and school personnel. There are three types of bullying: physical bullying, mental bullying, and cyberbullying. Bullying is a big problem
Bullying is a crime already in several states. It should be in every state. Bullies threaten or scare another person who is vulnerable. Victims claim it is a hate crime because the person being picked on is a recognized minority by sex, race, disability, or religion. In schools, size also is …show more content…
Attacks by bullies are on weaker, smaller students, foreign or disabled students - anyone who is different. But even an 8-year old understands what it means to have their feelings hurt, and is therefore old enough to know that his/her actions are wrong. Therefore there should be laws that penalize and punish anyone who bullies another person, regardless of their age. According to http://neatoday.org/2014/10/07/all-kids-deserve-to-be-safe-from-bullying-jak es-story-3/ There is a law in Minnesota that should be applied to all states. The Minnesota School Act it is a bill that requires all schools to have a anti-bullying policy in place and enforced. The Minnesota law provides training and resources for students, staff, and volunteers and has procedures that staff follow when they report a bully. The problem many times however lies in adults refusing to accept or admit that a student’s behavior is that of a bully. It is only after a student like Megan has died that the reality is admitted. And, because cyberbullying occurs off campus, many schools pretend it is not a school problem. Many school systems also want to argue semantics, and divide behaviors into “non-reportable” categories like, harassment, teasing, and, hassling. Much of the problem lies in the fact that responsible adults, parents, school officials, and law enforcement want to ignore their responsibilities. Adults who should be reporting the …show more content…
Because they are young and developing, they and their parents should get counseling and not have their lives ruined by a criminal record. Was the bully being a bully or sticking up for himself; did the other person start it; and, was the so called bullying really just “kids being kids”? Is the bullying acting that way because he himself is emotionally damaged? http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/bullying-prevention-best-practices/ro ss-ellis.shtml bullys should have help because punishment does not change the bully’s behavior. So say those opposed to strict legal punishment for bullying They are wrong and forget the lifelong impact on an important person in the equation - the victim. We must not forget the Megans. These same arguments can be made for many people in the criminal system, but a person, must learn to be accountable for his or her actions.A child who steals a cookie is not excused from his consequences for stealing because of his age; there should be no excuse for the crime of intentionally harming another person by physical, mental,or cyber
Bullying is a crime already in several states. It should be in every state. Bullies threaten or scare another person who is vulnerable. Victims claim it is a hate crime because the person being picked on is a recognized minority by sex, race, disability, or religion. In schools, size also is …show more content…
Attacks by bullies are on weaker, smaller students, foreign or disabled students - anyone who is different. But even an 8-year old understands what it means to have their feelings hurt, and is therefore old enough to know that his/her actions are wrong. Therefore there should be laws that penalize and punish anyone who bullies another person, regardless of their age. According to http://neatoday.org/2014/10/07/all-kids-deserve-to-be-safe-from-bullying-jak es-story-3/ There is a law in Minnesota that should be applied to all states. The Minnesota School Act it is a bill that requires all schools to have a anti-bullying policy in place and enforced. The Minnesota law provides training and resources for students, staff, and volunteers and has procedures that staff follow when they report a bully. The problem many times however lies in adults refusing to accept or admit that a student’s behavior is that of a bully. It is only after a student like Megan has died that the reality is admitted. And, because cyberbullying occurs off campus, many schools pretend it is not a school problem. Many school systems also want to argue semantics, and divide behaviors into “non-reportable” categories like, harassment, teasing, and, hassling. Much of the problem lies in the fact that responsible adults, parents, school officials, and law enforcement want to ignore their responsibilities. Adults who should be reporting the …show more content…
Because they are young and developing, they and their parents should get counseling and not have their lives ruined by a criminal record. Was the bully being a bully or sticking up for himself; did the other person start it; and, was the so called bullying really just “kids being kids”? Is the bullying acting that way because he himself is emotionally damaged? http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/bullying-prevention-best-practices/ro ss-ellis.shtml bullys should have help because punishment does not change the bully’s behavior. So say those opposed to strict legal punishment for bullying They are wrong and forget the lifelong impact on an important person in the equation - the victim. We must not forget the Megans. These same arguments can be made for many people in the criminal system, but a person, must learn to be accountable for his or her actions.A child who steals a cookie is not excused from his consequences for stealing because of his age; there should be no excuse for the crime of intentionally harming another person by physical, mental,or cyber