Megan Meier was a 13-year old Missouri teen who, having been cyber-bullied, committed suicide. She's not the only teen to have committed suicide after being bullied; children even in elementary school have attempted or committed suicide because they were bullied. Bullying is an issue for all people, not just schools and school personnel. There are three types of bullying: physical bullying, mental bullying, and cyberbullying. Bullying is a big problem
Bullying is a crime already in several states. It should be in every state. Bullying is threatening or scaring another person who is vulnerable. Many times it is considered a hate crime because the person being picked on is a recognized minority by sex, race, disability, or religion. In schools, …show more content…
Bullies pick on weaker, smaller students, foreign or disabled students - anyone who is different. But even an 8-year old understands what it means to have their feelings hurt, and is therefore old enough to know that his/her actions are wrong. Therefore there should be laws that penalize and punish anyone who bullies another person, regardless of their age. According to http://neatoday.org/2014/10/07/all-kids-deserve-to-be-safe-from-bullying-jakes-story-3/ There is a law in Minnesota that should be applied to all states. The Minnesota School Act it is a bill that requires all schools to have a anti-bullying policy in place and enforced. It provides training and resources for students,staff and volunteers and has procedures that staff follow when they report a bully. The problem many times however lies in adults refusing to accept or admit that a student’s behavior is that of a bully. It is only after a student like Megan has died that the reality is admitted. And, because cyberbullying occurs off campus, many schools pretend it is not a school problem. Many school systems also want to argue semantics, and divide behaviors into “non-reportable” categories like, harassment, teasing, and, hassling. Much of the problem lies in the fact that responsible adults, parents, school officials, and law enforcement want to ignore their responsibilites. They do not want to see children as criminals. But, because, the
Bullying is a crime already in several states. It should be in every state. Bullying is threatening or scaring another person who is vulnerable. Many times it is considered a hate crime because the person being picked on is a recognized minority by sex, race, disability, or religion. In schools, …show more content…
Bullies pick on weaker, smaller students, foreign or disabled students - anyone who is different. But even an 8-year old understands what it means to have their feelings hurt, and is therefore old enough to know that his/her actions are wrong. Therefore there should be laws that penalize and punish anyone who bullies another person, regardless of their age. According to http://neatoday.org/2014/10/07/all-kids-deserve-to-be-safe-from-bullying-jakes-story-3/ There is a law in Minnesota that should be applied to all states. The Minnesota School Act it is a bill that requires all schools to have a anti-bullying policy in place and enforced. It provides training and resources for students,staff and volunteers and has procedures that staff follow when they report a bully. The problem many times however lies in adults refusing to accept or admit that a student’s behavior is that of a bully. It is only after a student like Megan has died that the reality is admitted. And, because cyberbullying occurs off campus, many schools pretend it is not a school problem. Many school systems also want to argue semantics, and divide behaviors into “non-reportable” categories like, harassment, teasing, and, hassling. Much of the problem lies in the fact that responsible adults, parents, school officials, and law enforcement want to ignore their responsibilites. They do not want to see children as criminals. But, because, the