stopping bullies
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Lynsey Carter
English 1101
A. Addington
09 October 2003
Stopping Bullies
Surveys of more than 150,000 students show that some 15% of students in elementary and lower secondary/junior high schools are involved in bully/victim problems with some regularity-either as bullies, victims, or both. Approximately 9% are victims, 7% bully other students with some regularity. Small proportions (15-20%) of the victims are themselves bullies of other students (Olweus). A broad definition of bullying is when a student is repeatedly exposed to negative actions on the part of one or more other students. Bullying is often a common thread linking schools troubling issues, including suicide, substance abuse, increased absenteeism, and academic failure (Feinberg). The solution to preventing school bullying is to build a anti-bulling program with procedures that include laying groundwork, building a school wide foundation, making early involvement, and providing individual interventions. An effective anti-bullying program can mobilize a school to a caring culture in which all students can grow and learn; it is primarily for changing attitudes, knowledge, behavior, and routines in school life.
The first step to building a strong anti-bullying program is to lay the ground work; meaning find the extent of the problem, and develop a coordinating teams. Establishing two teams should be the very first step...