Short And Long Term Effects Of School Bullying

As the years stroll by, it is reported by many sources that school bullying definitely has not improved and the issue still has not been resolved within schools. In the educational system, there have been a variety of statistics, all of which the ones that I will mention are brought forth in the current year of 2015. According to the website called, Nobullying.com, this website obtained data from parents, teachers, activists and community members that show how bullying is so common in schools. Based upon the website and a source named PACER, nearly 1 in 3 students report being bullied during their school year. With this being said, 6% of high school students in the United States report being bullied in the past year and 14.8% of high school …show more content…
Throughout the year 2015, with these statistics that I have provided above, we can observe that students of all ages become more afraid to speak up than the ones that actually do report their bullying incidents. Overall, with the information that was provided, we can see that school bullying has a negative effect on a student’s mind-set and behavior. School bullying causes major problems in ones life and below I will be mentioning the long-term issues that students often face while being bullied. School bullying, as one can see, is a growing problem and many students in our society has dealt with this at least once in their lives. The psychological effects that school bullying causes is very drastic the more that a student becomes bullied, and soon we will see the long-term problems that this can cause. Over time, many researchers have found that school bullying can ultimately lead to loneliness, depression, adjustment difficulties, and poor academic performance. In addition to the many students having to deal with these psychological, they can also run the risk of somatic aftermaths that include poor appetite, headaches, sleep disturbances,