Juan Ortiz professor Newman
English 066
Beat the bully
With his head hung low, eyes to the ground, and cement-heavy-feet dragging him along the school halls, he takes the brutal beating of other peer’s words thrown at him. Everyday feels like a year when he struggles to find a reason to go on. He inhales a sharp breath as he prepares for another day of beat downs and foul language directed at him. Bullying in schools is a worldwide problem. It used to be considered a part of growing up. However Americans are recognizes that bullying at school can ruin many people’s lives. It comprised of direct behaviors such as teasing, taunting, threatening, hitting, stealing that are initiated by one or more student against a victim. In addition to direct attacks, bullying can also be indirect bullying. It has been stated that 56% of students have personally witnessed some type of bullying at school. It has both short term and long term effects on the victim as well as the bully. Most of these problems will start in middle school and continue throughout high school. Many schools have a zero tolerance for harassment; however, many of these schools do not follow their own rules. Students are bullied in all sorts of places such as, the hallway, locker room, bus, and the classroom.
While boys are usually engaged in direct bullying, girls are more engaged indirect bullying strategies such as spreading rumors and enacting social isolation. Teenage years are the only time when youth may encounter violent behavior. Usually aggressive behavior and bullying are even more common in high school and universities than in junior school or elementary school. Boys are more likely to be doing the bullying but both boys and girls are equally likely to be victims. The goal of a bully is to gain control over another child through physical or verbal aggression.
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