Whole-school Bullying Polices
Bullying Why do people believe that bullying will never end? That’s the question that many parents and teachers ask but the real question is, is it really possible that bullying could come to an end? The purpose to this research paper is to argue about were or not bullying could ever end. In the article, “Bullying in school” by Ron Banks, he states that many behaviors to bullying include teasing, taunting, threatening, hitting, and stealing. Isn’t there to many different behaviors for it to completely stop? Banks states that almost all the children that bully have been physically punished and bullying is their own way of thinking they are in control. According to Banks, “…fifteen percent of students are either bullied regularly or initiators of bullying behavior.” The students that bullying are the children that have a need to feel powerful and in control. Most children that bullies are the children that were physically punished and because of the parents actions, the child now believes that striking back physically is the only way to handle their problems. Banks also talks about children that bullies victimize others because they feel bad about themselves and problems they might have at home. Their reason for them to bully is often blamed on the victim for “provoking” them or that it’s the way they learned to act from their parents. Banks also mentions that, “students who are the victims of bullying are typically anxious, insecure, cautious, and suffer low self-esteem…” Most of the victims of bullying are often the children that are close to their parents and are or have a happier childhood because bullies want to take away others happiness away so they could feel superior to the bullied. Another, example that Banks gives is that the children that get bullied often look physically weaker to the bully and the way the victim dresses. The fact that children are judged by the way they appear and dress is the reason why children are
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