The line between bullies and victims of bullying is not as different as you may think. For example, in the interview of young offenders by Cullingford and Morrison, a lot of the offenders admitted …show more content…
The current study also noted that teachers with prior violence prevention training responded to bullying with more confidence and concern in comparmise to those without such training (Craig et. al 2000). Most studies on bullying have solutions to them, however, bullying still exist in the educational world today. Through my own bullying experiences I know how tough it can be to be bullied, it has a toll on everything you do. To truly help end bullying in schools teachers, counselors and administrators need to take prevention training classes. They need to teach the children what bullying is and why they should not do it. The school needs to have a zero bully policy and lock down on …show more content…
It is the belief of Pepler et al. that “[effective early intervention has the potential to prevent the development of a style of using power and aggression in relationships and thereby avoid the long-term mental health and relationship consequences for children who bully” (336). Atlas and Pepler assert that “providing a safe environment will cultivate a positive atmosphere for learning and set the stage for encouraging and fostering further development” (96). ‘It is imperative to recognize that violence thrives in a climate of silence. Given that children spend a considerable portion of each day in academic settings, there is impetus to develop and implement anti-violence curricula to foster a safe and healthy climate and culture in schools (Wolfe, Crooks, Chiodo, & Jaffe, 20100. My belief is that to stop bullying in academia places to help promote safer environments for students is that the schools need to combine some sort of anti-bullying training in teachers. To help prevent the kids from being a victim of bullying or being the