BULLYING IN CLARCK COUNTY SCHOOLS KAYEBIS K. SANTIAGO-GORDON COMM/215 March 8, 2012 Michael C. Gregory End Bullying in Clark County Schools Although some people who witness bullying have their reasons for not getting involved, bullying in Clark county schools needs to be stopped because bullies, as well as their victims, can experience psychological distress that may have negative life changing results and in some cases end tragically for all involved. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a bully as “archaic” and “a bluster browbeating person; especially: one who is habitually cruel to others who are weaker.” On a daily basis, victims of bullying are subjected to being abused; both physically and verbally. An article in Time magazine states that "The U.S. Department of Justice has reported that 37% of students don't feel safe at school because of bullying"(Cloud, 2012, Para. 8). While the constant abuse by a bully is humiliating and painful for the victim, they are not the only ones being affected.
Most of the shooters had said that they were looked down upon and often bullied by their peers. That is when bullying has escalated into a problem rather than a getting-along-with-classmates issue concerning about school safety to parents and school administrators. Introduction School violence has concerned everyone when the number of school shooting increased in the nation. Violent video games, aggressive song lyrics, obsession with guns, gang relation, family troubles are believed to be factors of school shootings. However, one major factor is left out, bullying victimization.
Also because there has been too many incidents such as a fourteen year old child who was bullied in his school for years and he ended up hanging himself outside of his house. However it is not only children from schools that receive such terrible treatment from bullies but also teachers, bus drivers, and bus monitors. A you tube video was posted this year of students verbally abusing bus monitor Karen Klein while she was only doing her job as bus monitor. This video put a spotlight on how hard it can be to handle bullying. Karen Klein was interviewed by Good Morning America and she said that she does want to see the boys punished but does not expect for them to receive legal punishment.
Teens are on the news for gang related street brawls and taking guns to school because they are being harassed but when they do positive things, it doesn’t get as much recognition. A troubled teen only wants the attention they are not receiving at home. So if being negative and doing negative thing gets attention, that’s what they are going to do. The question, “how can we help prevent the crime rate within our neighborhood?” is often asked. I believe we should try to become more involved and active within our community.
Should School Authorities Be Allowed to Search Student Lockers Maria Castillo ITT-Tech Student Professor: Yu EN1420 Composition II Should School Authorities Be Allowed to Search Student Lockers With the violent events that have happened in some schools, there are too many feelings of fear due to the insecurity that many students and teachers are exposed to at schools. Parents and authorities are worried about what they can do to avoid crimes in school settings because this problem leads to many lost lives and hurt people like the one massacre of the innocent students at Sandy Hook School in Connecticut. This is just one reason for which the school authorities should be allowed to search student lockers to keep schools safe for all
Maybe our attitudes need to change more than our laws. Adults, mainly school officials and parents, play a prominent role in the modern bullying cycle. In Bully, there are several groan-inducing scenes of adults failing to step it up and do the right thing. The failure by bureaucracy to make adequate judgment calls or even to muster enough courage to try is, to me, the largest (and really, the only problem) here. An eighteen page checklist is not the answer.
Other phrases and words they go on to use are; “drag-out fight”, “sits alone in the principals office”, “tears streaming”, “By power, we mean differences in strength, confidence, status or aggressiveness”, “gender-related”, “a bullied student is a terrorized youth” and lastly “breaking the bullying cycle”. These quotes from the article have so much emotion in them they make you feel fro the seven you old, or better yet all kids who get bullied. It makes you want to put a stop to it immediately. The writers used logos in the paper also. They quoted several people; Dan Olweus a forerunner in bullying research and prevention, Dr. Jessie Klein and Astor Meyer and Behre.
Lean on Me Lean on Me is one of the most memorable movies of my childhood. The protagonist, Joe Louis Clark (played by Morgan Freeman), is hired as the principal of an underperforming, inner city school, which is at risk of being taken over by the state government, do to extremely low test scores. Throughout the movie, Clark strongly embodies integrity and honesty. At one point, Clark boldly and brashly expels hundreds of students from the school, who are identified as drug dealers, drug users, or troublemakers. Clark’s action creates a major backlash from parents of students who have been expelled, and even from some faculty members.
The Power of the School Uniform People make many difficult decisions everyday that possibly may change the future. When we think of future, we think of the young students and how our future depends on them. The awgovernment continues to find ways to increase school’s ways of enhancing young students’ minds. Enforcing Uniforms became a strong focus as a solution. Kent J. Fetzer expressed, “Our biggest problem with a school uniform policy is the anti-individuality message it sends.” He feels students lose their freedom when forced to conform to only certain apparels.
Research has proven that bullies have above average self-esteem, good leadership skills, and make friends easily (Quotes about Bullying). Children will bully others to raise their social standings (Olweus, Bullying at School, 1993). Peer pressure can also result to bullying. A report from the Health Resource and Services Administration says, “Children and youth who bully usually have at least a small group of friends who support and encourage their bullying (Quotes about Bullying).” Bullies may be looking for ‘fame’ or being popular. Children will bully to gain some social