Kylee Hover

Mrs. Crist
English 4
September 28, 2016
Bullying
Having someone push you around, call you names, and talk about you in a negative
way, often making you feel like less of a person, it is not a feeling that one would enjoy. Schools
have tried different programs to prevent this behavior from students towards their peers. There
are multiple ways of looking at this problem, looking at it from the victim's point of view, to
looking at it from the bully's point of view. Teachers and parents need to notice and pay attention
to their students feelings and consider how the problems need to be handled. Schools can
prevent or lower chances or bullying by creating a proactive anti-bullying program and using
different techniques to keep the program up and running.
Bullying is a common behavior that is more commonly seen in children and teens. It is a
problem between two or more people that effects one another's self-esteem. Bullies usually
target someone that is easier to pick on, judge, or push around. According to Wen-chi Wu
bullying was associated with drug use violent and sexual behavior as well as suicidal behavior.
Bullying commonly causes drug use causing adolescents to feel depressed and have suicidal
thoughts and behavior. Deborah Lee states, Although bullying is usually a one on one behavior
it also had a broader social impact. Victims may feel humiliated and alienated from peer
groups. Bullying affects how students act and work in school. When students are bullied
schools can see the significant impact on how attitudes change and affect school work. Losing
friends can affect your school day, put you behind in work and then behind at home. Schools do
not see that bullying has such a large impact on school and home life. According to Deborah
Lee Children who are bullies may continue to intimidate, or to try to intimidate, their peers when
they are adults.Children usually become bullies watching the way their parents work and cope

with others, they see how they judge others. Some parents do not teach their children that it is
not okay to bully others, the children then grow up believing their behavior is okay and it is just a
vicious cycle.
Yung Jones explains that studies show The result indicate participants who describe
themselves as either current or past bullying victims had significantly lower academic motivation
respondent who did not. The way students are treated out of school can affect their behavior in
school and vice versa. Grades, attitude, and self confidence come into play. Jones also says
that These findings suggest students are susceptible to bullying after high school, and the
effects can negatively impact college life, academic , motivation, and education outcomes. Not
only are students affected by bullying in high school, most victims of bullying are followed by the
stress and mental health issues through college and years after, possibly affecting them the rest
of their lives. Studies show that Besides disrupting classroom activities, school bullying
generally harms children's ability to learn at school, and has been shown to contribute to
truancy and dropout rates Jen. Some students are bullied to the point where they might not
want to come to school causing truancy and could lead those students to dropping out. Victims
of bullying could feel overwhelmed with feeling unwanted.
Many schools are looking for ways to prevent bullying, because it affects everyone in a
negative way. It affects the way young adults and children go through life, and it can cause
teens to use drugs and start to become depressed. Students become self conscious and their
school work and daily lives are threatened by bullies. Schools can prevent or lower chances or
bullying by creating a proactive anti-bullying program and using different techniques to keep the
program up and running.
Work Cited
Cohen, Ashley L. "Bullying." HCS Smart Search. N.p., 2015. Web. 19 Oct. 2016.
Jones, Yung. "Survivors of School Bullying: A Collective Case Study." HCS Smart Search. N.p., n.d.
Web. 19 Oct. 2016.

Lee, Deborah. "Bullying In School Overview." HCS Smart Search. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2016
Wu, Wen-chi. "Defending Behaviors, Bullying Roles, and Their Associations with Mental Health in
Junior High School Students: A Populationbased Study." HCS Smart Search. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Oct.
2016