OCTOBER is National Bullying Prevention Month

by Mrs. Jo-Ann Schaaf

poster_no_bully_zoneIt seems like bullies are everywhere – elementary, middle and high schools, streets, mall, workplace and even at home. For now, let’s focus on bullying that happens in school. Bullying remains to be one of the key issues that can have serious negative consequences for students while they are in school and most probably, if left unresolved, throughout their lives. Bullies make daily life stressful and miserable for the victims. In most reports (i.e. Kids Health.Org, National Crime Prevention Council, National Library of Medicine), it is stated that nearly half of school children or students said they had been bullied. According to the poll, some of these students said they were both bullies and the bully victims. In one online article, “What Kids say About Bullying,” D’Arcy Lyness, a child psychologist, explained it this way: “Some kids learn to bully because they have been subjected to mean, unfair treatment themselves — by others or by their families. That’s sad, but it’s no excuse. Everyone can choose to act in new and better ways. It’s never too late” (KidsHealth.org).

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