Making bullying laws would prevent suicides, provide a safer environment, and build kids mental health. Over 14 percent of high school students have considered suicide, and almost 7 percent have attempted it. A safe supportive school climate can help prevent bullying. Over the course of life, if you experience mental health problems, your thinking mood, and behavior could be affected. Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. There are three different types of bullying. There is verbal, social, and physical bullying. Verbal bullying is saying or writing mean things. Social bullying sometimes
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Monitor bullying “hot spots” in and around the bullying. Students may be at higher risk for bullying in settings where there is little or no adults montionering or supervision, such as bathrooms, playgrounds, and the cafeteria. Everyone at school can work together to create a climate where bullying is not acceptable. In general schools can establish a culture of inclusion and respect that welcomes all students. Reward students when they show thoughtfulness and respect for peers, adults, and the school. They can enlist the help of all school staff. All staff can help keep an eye out for bullying. They also help set the tone at school. Teachers, bus drivers, cafeteria staff, office staff, librarians, school nurses, and others see and influence students every day. Messages reach kids best when they come from many different adults who talk about and show respect and inclusion. Establish ground rules. Kids should feel free to discuss issues without fear. Classroom meetings are not a time to discuss individual conflicts or gossip about others. Reinforce existing classroom rules. Michelle Rhee said “More than 160,000 kids stay home from school each day to avoid being bullied. That's no way to receive a great education. Let's end bullying.” The National Education Association listed it in a press release about last year's National Bullying Prevention Month. Researchers calculated the number in the early 1990s from an annual survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but did not have specifics on how the statistic was determined.The CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System survey, which has been conducted since 1991, asks high school students several health-related questions.A survey released in 2010 found 5 percent of high school students nationwide stayed home from school on at least one day for those reasons. There are many ways to reinforce the rules. Be a role model and make sure everyone is
Monitor bullying “hot spots” in and around the bullying. Students may be at higher risk for bullying in settings where there is little or no adults montionering or supervision, such as bathrooms, playgrounds, and the cafeteria. Everyone at school can work together to create a climate where bullying is not acceptable. In general schools can establish a culture of inclusion and respect that welcomes all students. Reward students when they show thoughtfulness and respect for peers, adults, and the school. They can enlist the help of all school staff. All staff can help keep an eye out for bullying. They also help set the tone at school. Teachers, bus drivers, cafeteria staff, office staff, librarians, school nurses, and others see and influence students every day. Messages reach kids best when they come from many different adults who talk about and show respect and inclusion. Establish ground rules. Kids should feel free to discuss issues without fear. Classroom meetings are not a time to discuss individual conflicts or gossip about others. Reinforce existing classroom rules. Michelle Rhee said “More than 160,000 kids stay home from school each day to avoid being bullied. That's no way to receive a great education. Let's end bullying.” The National Education Association listed it in a press release about last year's National Bullying Prevention Month. Researchers calculated the number in the early 1990s from an annual survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but did not have specifics on how the statistic was determined.The CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System survey, which has been conducted since 1991, asks high school students several health-related questions.A survey released in 2010 found 5 percent of high school students nationwide stayed home from school on at least one day for those reasons. There are many ways to reinforce the rules. Be a role model and make sure everyone is