We are living in a world where anxiety twists into the lives of young Australian children. A world where innocent kids have to live in the shadows that the bullies cast over them, constantly petrified of what they are going to do the following day, the second day, the third day. This will never stop if we don’t raise awareness to this issue. You probably think that bullies are just ignorant kids and their actions are harmless, but are they? No. Bullies are undoubtedly criminals in disguise, stealing self-esteem and to the extent of ending the lives of guiltless young people. Now it is time for us Australians to be the cheerleaders for the bullied to find the courage to overcome the words that stab like knives.
According to the recent research commissioned by the Government, one in every …show more content…
Something that the school can do to deal with this situation is to have longer suspension in schools for at least a month for the bullies. As stated in the Queensland government website, they only charge students for a serious offence or disrespect towards teachers, which is a suspension of 1 to 10 days. What about the bullies? This is definitely not enough to punish them for their wrong doings. As well as this, disabling the bully’s social media account immediately after it is reported as bullying will definitely help with this issue. So you will be wondering, what should we do? As a child, don’t be a bystander and please help the victim and tell your teacher immediately about the incident. As for the adults, if you notice your child acting unusual, talk to them about the situation and not just let them be. If your child is the bully itself, teach them some empathy and tell them how they would feel in the situation where they are bullied; they will sure feel bad. Bullying has done enough, we must come together to stand against this. Be the change you want to start
According to the recent research commissioned by the Government, one in every …show more content…
Something that the school can do to deal with this situation is to have longer suspension in schools for at least a month for the bullies. As stated in the Queensland government website, they only charge students for a serious offence or disrespect towards teachers, which is a suspension of 1 to 10 days. What about the bullies? This is definitely not enough to punish them for their wrong doings. As well as this, disabling the bully’s social media account immediately after it is reported as bullying will definitely help with this issue. So you will be wondering, what should we do? As a child, don’t be a bystander and please help the victim and tell your teacher immediately about the incident. As for the adults, if you notice your child acting unusual, talk to them about the situation and not just let them be. If your child is the bully itself, teach them some empathy and tell them how they would feel in the situation where they are bullied; they will sure feel bad. Bullying has done enough, we must come together to stand against this. Be the change you want to start