It's Time To Stop Bullying

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Schools are known to be a place designed for the enhancement of academic and social skills for children. It is even a place individuals are to be protected and safe from the outside world. Every child has the potential to enjoy their school rather its playing sports ,going out for recess and or even being the teacher pet, but all can be tore down in a matter of minutes by one thing, “Bullies.”
According to (stopbullying.org/us department of health & human services) bullying is an 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 a consecutive amount of times. Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading
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People who are bullied will most likely feel changes in their emotions such as depression, sadness, tepidness, and sometimes even an emotional disconnect from themselves or others. Individuals who are bullied risk their lives everyday the moment they step out the doors of their homes. Some try to be brave and stand toe to toe with their opponents` and others suffer from the fear of the worst that can possibly happen to them. The worst outcome in life today has to be the act of revenge. Many individuals who are bullied seem to seek revenge in all the wrong places involving weapons, and any other form of violence. Kids who are bullied sometimes are tempted to drop out of school due to lack of fear and or interest. Some even tend to sacrifice their own lives just for protection and peace. When will bullying stop?
Bullies in society today have brought some much grief to many families and or to communities around the US. Many who are being bullied are being forced to do things such as kill, steal, and even sometimes forced to have sex. Some are even committing suicide and taking their own lives just to find some form of relief or closure. As individuals in the US people should stand up and stop bullying instead of encouraging it. People should not laugh and or support wrong doing because it may be them this time but it can just as well be them the next
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It’s one of those situations that statics have proven to be a form of abuse or neglect that is commonly found within their homes and or childhood. As for individuals who are being bullied those individuals needs to stand up and take charge of their life and report any form of abusive and or neglect to law enforcement or someone with high authority right away, because waiting or being afraid not to share can jcause them their life .For bullies themselves always remember what goes around comes around and its only a matter of time before they get caught or meet their match. As people in the community / in the US lets’ help stop

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