Bullying In Public Schools

One of the biggest social issues plaguing grade schools is bullying. Bullying has always been a major issue for children and it doesn’t seem to be getting any better. A bully is a person who intimidates and harms someone through verbal and physical attacks. In a book written by Barbara Coloroso, she stated that nearly 86% of students between the ages of twelve and fifteen had been victims of bullying at school (Goroneau, 2012). This statistic is terrifying because it indicates that almost 9 out of 10 students could expect to experience being victims to bullying which means that nearly all students could expect to be bullied. From my personal experience in public schools, I was a victim to at least one bullying incident per year from the …show more content…
Studies have found that students who were heavily bullied were less engaged in school activities such as school events and school programs (Mehta, 2013). As a result of bullying significantly affecting their emotional state, students would rather avoid after school programs and school events because they would rather lose out on the experience than rather put themselves in a position to be bullied. Furthermore, the performance of students within the classroom also declined due to excessive bullying (Mehta, 2013). Students were more inclined to keep quiet than participate in classroom activities because they were afraid of drawing unwanted attention that would lead to being teased outside of the classroom (Mehta, 2013). Instances of in-class bullying had even occurred to me during my time in school. There were occasions where I was often bullied outside of class due to my academic achievements, my behavior and my participation during my elementary and middle school years. As a results, I shied away from in class discussions to avoid the possibility of being bullied into helping others cheat and to be teased for