The act of bullying

Yesterday was Timmy’s first day at his new school and he loved it, however, after school, Timmy ran into a group of older boys while walking home. The older boys ended up dumping all of Timmy’s stuff out of his backpack and began laughing at him. Timmy cried all the way home and begged his parents to stay home from school. Most schools have the same problem with bullying. No kid should have to beg their parents to stay home because of bullying. In order to sustain a healthy social life for kids, there must be ways to stop bullying. We need to understand the types of bullying in order to reduce them. The types of bullying include face-to-face and cyberbullying.Face-to-face bullying is much more common than cyberbullying and can even have a worse impact on a student's emotional and physical health. This is because a kid in school has a closer conflict with their bully than online, which means the kid has a greater chance of getting physically hurt. When a kid goes through bullying in their school, they can gather tons of bruises and scratches that he/she might be embarrassed by. This can lead to a kid quitting school or even ending their life. No parent should have to go through this because of their school not being able to prevent bullying.

Even though face-to-face bullying is very common, there are many ways to prevent it. One thing teachers can do is separate all the noisy kids to stop any drama that may occur between them. Although this could be very useful in class, it doesn't solve any conflicts in the halls. To solve this, teachers should always stand outside their door when kids are walking to their next class. This can help prevent any stirring conflicts between kids and acts of bullying. All of this is very helpful, but there is still one problem, bathrooms. Although it is very difficult to ensure a kid's safety during a bathroom break, the school can use an app called “securely pass”. This app is adjustable for every teacher, allowing them to determine how many students can use the bathroom at a time. This app also keeps track of every pass that was and is active in a classroom, which can be used to find suspects of a bathroom fight that may have occurred.

Cyberbullying is also very common but it is tough to catch it if the student who is getting bullied doesn't tell anyone. Most kids who are cyberbullied never tell anyone and try to brush it off by themselves or just try to hide it. This is why just a simple rude text can lead a kid into depression because he/she doesn’t ask anyone for help. If a kid has a continuous cyberbully who is insulting him/her every day, it could result in something even worse than depression. Death!

Even though it is hard to find an act of cyberbullying, it is always best to take action even if it is not needed. Schools should monitor all web searches on any electronic device under the school’s wifi. Although this partially invades each student's privacy, it allows counselors to talk to any students who searched for inappropriate or unusual questions on the web. As for outside school, every school should make a program for any kid to use. This program is specifically meant for bullying, it encourages every kid who is being bullied to talk to someone. It even can be used for direct messages to therapists anonymously so that a kid doesn't have to feel embarrassed when they talk about what is going on.

Although bullying can’t be completely stopped, It is always better to be safe than sorry when it comes to a kid's future. If a kid is looking down, always ask them if they are okay because he/she could have thoughts of suicide. Thoughts of suicide are no joke because it affects the school's future and even worse, the kid’s family. Using these ideas to help understand and stop face-to-face and cyberbullying can help better provide safety for future generations of kids.