Free Essay on School Bullying
Uploaded by hieunguyen100 on Oct 25, 2012
Bullying in Schools - Behaviours.
School bullying occurs in every realm of society. Students suffer harmful effects when they are emotionally and physically abused. Preventing and stopping bullying requires a great responsibility from the school. They must a commitment to creating a safe environment where students can thrive socially and academically, without being afraid as well as to make the students understand the consequences of their actions. Bullying in school is usually a hidden problem, so teacher and administrators should be knowledgeable and observant of interactions between students. “The ultimate goal is to stop bullying before it starts”( Farrington 4). They need to be aware that although bullying generally occurs in areas such as the washroom, playground, crowded hallways, and school buses as well as via technology, where supervision is limited or absent, it must be taken seriously. If a teacher observes bullying in a classroom, he or she needs to immediately get involved to stop it, record the incident and inform the appropriate school administrators so that the incident can be investigated and prevented from happen again. Since the actions are taken seriously, the conflicts between students will be quickly addressed and resolved, then bullying will promptly disappear in schools. Without a strong determination and willing attempt to eliminate violence, schools will not be able to stop the act of violence on their property. Otherwise, the message that the bullies receive is to keep proceeding their inappropriate behaviors toward other students because it is easy to follow the beaten track. Furthermore, in order to reduce and eliminate bullying, schools and classrooms must offer students a safe and friendly learning environment. “School must be a safe place for all students to grow and learn without fear of psychological or even physical abuse. Students cannot explore who they are and what they want to become if they are facing constant abuse" (Neil 1). Teachers and coaches need to explicitly remind students that bullying is absolutely not acceptable in school, and such behaviours, will have detrimental consequences. For instance, creating an anti-bullying documents and having both the student and the parents/guardians sign and return it to the school office helps students understand the seriousness of bullying. If students develop an improved awareness of how serious and intimidating bullying is, the act of violence...