a serioous and horrorfiying thing in the middel school i go to

[the ninth walrus]

i dont know if this belongs here
but i put it here cause i saw it on chanel 4

in the middel school i go to there was a not only a bully plot but a death threat agenst a 6th grader this is even more tragic at thit time beacue it was not that long a go there was an anti bully aseberly

this 6th grader is safe and those people were suppened

but now i know people need to do even more to stop bullying in that school
it will take more then an assembely

i starting now will do as much as i can do stop bullying (i used just stop bullying that i was before)

i feel as i must considering the spanish name i picked for the year is the spanish word for peace but also to stoping bullying is the right thing

what are you thoughts on this

[Ketman]

The right place for this is the Here, There and Everywhere section.

[SF4-EVER]

Moving this now....

[Maia 66]

As a school principal, I can tell you that bullying is a very serious problem... but we have to remember also that it is not a new one. Bullying has alwyas been present in schools, it's just that we take it more seriously now. Which is a good thing.

It's important to discipline bullies and take their actions very seriously... however, it's also very important to teach bullied students how to stand up for themselves and not let bullies affect their own self-esteem. That it one of the purposes of health education these days.... because, no matter how much we teach students to identify and report bullying behavior, they still remain scared to speak out because they are afraid of retaliation.

If you or any of your friends are bullied, stand up to the bully... and also report them to your school's administrators.

[the ninth walrus]

the only problom the adminisaters at the school dont do much
the new latter said there wont be any charges agenst the bully who made the death threat plus the only seem to take it serriously when it was on the news now they try to hush it up

[VersusBatman]

As a school principal, I can tell you that bullying is a very serious problem... but we have to remember also that it is not a new one. Bullying has alwyas been present in schools, it's just that we take it more seriously now. Which is a good thing.
The old notion of ignoring them in hopes that they'll go away just doesn't cut it. It certainly didn't work for me.

[MaccaGirl2891]

As a survivor of bullying, I can totally understand. I had the hardest time standing up for myself and only did so maybe twice or three times.
My dad was also present for a certain incident during marching band where people in my section hid some of my stuff and I was frantically looking for it, and it scared the crap out of the guys when he started asking them questions. :laugh5:
I used to get spitballs thrown in my hair on the bus, got called all kinds of names, got made fun of for things I did, got tripped while going up to the board, had things taken from me, all kinds of things. I would come home from school crying.
I was SOOOO happy when I graduated and left that all behind.

[the ninth walrus]

right now the bullying is efecing me mare because i'm tired of haveing a lonely heart

[george<3]

Well, I run into the exact same thing at my school, but it's the more subtle bullying that really hurts. I've never been in a physical bullying situation, but there's been a lot of situations where people call me something along the lines of "stupid hippie", and I get stared at all the time. But really, you just kind of have to learn to stand up for yourself. I'm an extremely shy person and it was hard for me in the past two years of middle school to get by, but this year I think I've really grown past all that and I'm very proud of myself.

So I can TOTALLY relate to you. If you can't stand up to it, just remember that whoever is giving you a hard time is really just insecure about themselves. It feels a lot better.

[flying_cupcake61842]

I can't say I'm bullied; sometimes someone will make fun of me because I've never cussed before or because I like the Beatles instead of rap, but that's really it.
There are a lot of kids at my school who are bullied, though—one kid was thrown in a trash can!—and I feel so bad because I'm afraid if I stand up to the bully they'll start picking on me.

[beatlebangs1964]

The old notion of ignoring them in hopes that they'll go away just doesn't cut it. It certainly didn't work for me.

It didn't work for me either. I think people told targeted kids that so they would feel that they had done something. Bullies don't stop unless forced.

There has been a lot of good discussions about how serious this is and a growing body of good literature about the seriousness of bullying and how harmful it really is.

We all know "sticks and stones" is just a crock of bull manure. Words DO hurt and verbal and online bullying are also very serious related matters.

[kayinthelife]

It's funny at my school because I go to a gifted magnet, and the school also has an "average" and SAS program. The popular girls not in the magnet are mean and diss everyone, but the popular girls in the magnet are really nice. Not that I would become friends with them, because at my school liking only the Beatles means you're not popular, but they are still nice to the lower nerdy classes. :rolling1:

[VersusBatman]

It didn't work for me either. I think people told targeted kids that so they would feel that they had done something. Bullies don't stop unless forced.
Sometimes kids get told that they brought it on themselves. They get told by grownups they just need to stop being so shy, weird, antisocial...etc.