Bullying In Schools

Bullying in schools is as old as any problem that happens in schools, and yet it gets the least amount of attention. The air of denial is sometimes so pronounced that some schools brand themselves as "bully free" schools. In the end, these bully's leave victims traumatized and scarred for many years while the bully's gain more confidence to continue with their bullying.

Verbal, physical, indirect, social alienation, intimidation, cyberbullying and exclusion of the victim from popular groups and pastimes are some symptoms of bullying in schools. The victims are students who are typically insecure, branded as "nerds", and lack a circle of friends.

Although most victims of bullying in schools are too afraid to take matters into their own hands, a few of them can be pushed to certain critical limits. Shooting incidents such as the 1999 Columbine High School Massacre and the Eric Mohat suicide have raised suspicions that bullying in schools can lead to dire consequences.

Even if the connection between bullying and the 1999 Columbine High School Massacre incident has been subject to much debate, the connection between bullying and fatal consequences isn’t in doubt.Studies show that 60% of bullies during their grade 6-9 years eventually got involved in at least one criminal conviction by age 24. Clearly it's a problem that builds to fatal consequences, and something has to be done to prevent it, to stop bullies as early as possible.