Are Schools Fixing the Problem?
School bullying is really irritating to me. Lately, there has been strong anti-LGBT bullying, but bullying in general has always existed against any type of diversity and it is so stupid!!! Most times, people don't see the extreme effects bullying can have on the victims, so maybe now we will open our eyes.
I agree that schools desperately need to do something about this disease, because that's what bullying really is. Schools need to establish safe zones where students can come and talk anonymously and securely when they a problem, and the consequences for bullies need to be extreme. A bully to a 12-year-old today can become a murderer tomorrow. And a victim to bullying today, whatever the reason, can become depressed and develop serious psychological trauma tomorrow. Everybody loses, and not only that, but it's just sick and immoral dammit! I don't understand how people can be so cruel and find pleasure in making someone else's life a living hell. How many kids have to die before America sees the seriousness in this issue?
The news says schools are trying to think of ways to teach more about homosexuality which is a great idea, but they need to be teaching about diversity in general. This falls under the problem that kids these days don't get life skills training. Sure math and science are important to learn, but what about values and how to be a good person in this world? Obviously, parents are not doing their job, so the school is the next place that can teach them before it's too late.
Bullying is stupid, immature, and shows a lack of knowledge for the "unknown" and insecurity. It has been the quiet problem for hundreds of years, but it's time to TALK ABOUT IT. No kid, or human being, has the right to feel better than someone else and then torture them for it. Call me old school, but I think bringing back some of the old disciplinary methods would work wonders. Bring me a bully, I'll make him kneel outside on rocks for a few hours, and let's see if the nonsense isn't knocked out of him by the time the day is done.
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