Being a child in the South Carolina school system is much harder these days than it was just a few short years ago. Not only are students having to focus on their school work: making sure all assignments are turned in on time, asking questions when they need clarifications. But they are also having to stand under this microscope of constant judgment. Yes, some people may say that kids judging other kids has always been apart of life; in todays world that judgment is not only portrayed physically and verbally, but it is now shown on all forms of social media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, SnapChat, Yik Yak, the list can go on and on. Social Media had brought about a whole new meaning to the world “Bullying,” and taking on its own official term
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When it comes to bullying another child or being the victim of bullying in any form, I think we can all agree that these actions are developed overtime and not something that a child decides to pick up one day. As a child develops it is the parents, teachers and other role models in their lives that should work to mold and shape the child into a well rounded individual; teaching them yes and no, what is right and what is wrong, along with disciplining them when their actions are not appropriate. In my own personal opinion, it can be determined if a child will be a victim of bullying or the person carrying out the action of bullying themselves, just based off of their actions at an early age. For an easy example we can look at a child ability to share and work with other, if one child is always prone to taking toys from others resulting in making a child cry, and not being disciplined for their actions by being told it is wrong, there is a possibly that that child may never learn its not okay to take things from others and heart their …show more content…
Pelfrey Jr. and Nicole L. Weber, an abundant amount of schools, nearly 60%, say they felt it was unnecessary or unsure of needing to take measures in order to prevent bullying in their schools (Pelfrey, 2015). When it comes to the school systems taking part in any anti-bullying campaign resulting in punishment, they can find themselves in an awkward situation legally, resulting in some saying that having the school punish a student for bullying is a violation of the Frist Amendment Right, the freedom of speech. With this most schools find that they cannot act on the terms of “he said, she said” but rather have to have visual proof of the bullying actions and must be able to support that the bullying is affecting the learning and educational environment in a negative manner (Pelfrey, 2015). When students were asked how they would handle or react in the case of cyberbullying, whether they be the victim or a bystander, it was said that everything would depend on the situation. And this reaction seemed to be the case throughout the study with others saying they wouldn’t do anything about small actions such as name calling, and would rather say out of the situation (Pelfrey, 2015). To me these reactions did not really surprise me because from a every young age we tell kids in schools not to tattle-tell, or when they interrupt an adult in a conversation we respond with “please mind your own business”. So it is no wonder that
When it comes to bullying another child or being the victim of bullying in any form, I think we can all agree that these actions are developed overtime and not something that a child decides to pick up one day. As a child develops it is the parents, teachers and other role models in their lives that should work to mold and shape the child into a well rounded individual; teaching them yes and no, what is right and what is wrong, along with disciplining them when their actions are not appropriate. In my own personal opinion, it can be determined if a child will be a victim of bullying or the person carrying out the action of bullying themselves, just based off of their actions at an early age. For an easy example we can look at a child ability to share and work with other, if one child is always prone to taking toys from others resulting in making a child cry, and not being disciplined for their actions by being told it is wrong, there is a possibly that that child may never learn its not okay to take things from others and heart their …show more content…
Pelfrey Jr. and Nicole L. Weber, an abundant amount of schools, nearly 60%, say they felt it was unnecessary or unsure of needing to take measures in order to prevent bullying in their schools (Pelfrey, 2015). When it comes to the school systems taking part in any anti-bullying campaign resulting in punishment, they can find themselves in an awkward situation legally, resulting in some saying that having the school punish a student for bullying is a violation of the Frist Amendment Right, the freedom of speech. With this most schools find that they cannot act on the terms of “he said, she said” but rather have to have visual proof of the bullying actions and must be able to support that the bullying is affecting the learning and educational environment in a negative manner (Pelfrey, 2015). When students were asked how they would handle or react in the case of cyberbullying, whether they be the victim or a bystander, it was said that everything would depend on the situation. And this reaction seemed to be the case throughout the study with others saying they wouldn’t do anything about small actions such as name calling, and would rather say out of the situation (Pelfrey, 2015). To me these reactions did not really surprise me because from a every young age we tell kids in schools not to tattle-tell, or when they interrupt an adult in a conversation we respond with “please mind your own business”. So it is no wonder that