Bullying is a word most commonly heard throughout schools by children within the grades of kindergarten and senior year. Parents commonly tell their children to not worry about those who make fun of them because it happens to everyone. If it happens to “everyone,” then why are there not a great many more research studies done on Catholic school bullying? Everyone should be heard no matter what school they attend, or how expensive that school is. In the end, all children hurt equally from bullying and something needs to be done to stop it. When people search for studies on school bullying, they come across thousands of studies that have detailed bullying in public schools, but there are very few studies that focus on bullying in private school. …show more content…
While Catholic school students might not be able to make fun of each other’s clothes due to the fact that they wear uniforms, they can be highly judgemental about almost everything else. Catholic schools are known for being very competitive in regard to school work and even social life. Everyone strives for constant perfection and this can cause animosity between the students. In Catholic schools, bullying consists primarily of mocking and making fun of the lack of luxurious items that some students may not be able to afford. On top of that, jealousy can play a big role in bullying in Catholic schools. Students can be jealous of their classmates if those classmates get into a college that they did not get into. Catholic children are traditionally taught that “thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s goods,” and the Catholic schools should continue to reinforce the virtues of the Catholic Church. Most of the students who are bullies at Catholic schools, claim to be Catholic. But these kids are lying about who they are, they are fake Catholics. In Matthew 6:5, it is written that Catholics are reminded that “when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the …show more content…
However, sometimes kids need more than just prayers to stop their troubles, they need action and help from an adult. Many Catholic schools have started to add help for the children who are victims of bullying within their school. These programs help the children to have a place to talk about their problems, and they help the school as well. Through these programs, the school can learn about what type of bullying occurs within their halls and they can take that information to protect these children in the future. Unfortunately, some of the Catholic schools do not want to have extra help for these children, they believe that a counselor is enough. School counselors in high schools have to be focused on college applications and acceptances and are often too busy to talk to their students about bullying or conflicts. If parents request that a school take action on the topic of bullying, the school administration often replies that their school does have a program that can eliminate bullying, and that program is God. Jesus stood up for those who were less fortunate and saved them. The role models of these kids are their teachers, and these teachers should start saving their students. Robert Bimonte, the president of the NCEA(National Catholic Educational Association), commented that “our Catholic faith teaches children to respect others and
...ut of the forty-seven percent who practice their religion, twenty three percent reported being bullied because of their religion or faith. The most common forms of bullying are verbal, psychological or emotional and physical. Cyber-bullying was experienced in six percent of cases and nine percent have been bullied because of the religious symbols they wear or present. The facts are simple and the truth is most of these young people turn to self-harm, alcohol or drugs which is not a good life for any of them.
Bullying has become a major problem facing the United States today. The American Psychological Association reports that roughly 40% to 80% of children are involved in bullying on some level during their time in school. (APA, 2014) The magnitude of the problem can be observed in the statistics. In the United States, a total of 4,080,879 children between the ages of five and 18 have been the victims of bullying compared to 3,892,199 who have reported that they have engaged in bullying someone else. Additionally, 851,755 said that they have been both the victim and the bully. That's a whopping 8,824,833 people in the United States that have been involved in bullying behavior on one level or another. (High, B., 2000 Census)
Although bullying at Saint Thomas Aquinas is there it’s not as apparent as in Poison Ivy it still exists. From name calling, to clothing shaming, from verbal mockery, to bullies not taking responsibility for actions, Saint Thomas Aquinas students and the students from Poison Ivy bullying is apparent. If only people could treat each other like actual human beings we might be able to rid schools of this
Over the last decade, bullying has really been a worldwide issue. Bullying is affecting children all over the world and has grown into a huge epidemic. According to the National Education Association, “160,000 kids stay home from school each day to ...
The students share stories of other families experiences or their own experiences of deaths due to bullying along with Kirk describing his first hand tragic experience. The way that they approach the students is life changing. With the different approach on explaining bullying, students and teachers are beginning to understand the real effects and consequences of people’s actions. As of May 2010, the Smalleys’ have spoken to over 580,000 kids and have visited hundreds of schools (“Stand for the Silent”). Not only have they visited schools, but they have personally met with President Obama and the First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House to attend the first ever conference discussing bullying (“Stand for the Silent” ). The story of Ty Smalley’s tragic bullying experience is featured in the film Bully. The most important goal is to commit students to helping people face bullying and know they are not alone. Students who want to participate in changing people’s actions can be considered for a chapter group. Stand for the Silent wants to create as many chapter as the can and each participating area gets a chapter to participate in. Pledge cards are another big step in showing that each participant is committed in helping stand up for the people who choose to be silent. Aspiration, love, hope, respect
Bullying has been a part of schooling for as long as children have been congregating. To some it seems like a natural, though uncomfortable, part of life and school experience, while to others it can mean terrifying experiences which spoiled and characterized otherwise happy years in school. Dan Olweus, a pioneer in bully behavior research documented that 2.7 million children are affected as victims, and that 2.1 children act as bullies (Fried, 1997, as cited in Aluedse, 2006). With bullying cited as the reason for violent, gun-related crime in the past few years, school districts as well as national governments have put anti-bullying policies in place. Bullying is a complicated phenomenon, involving more than one child demanding lunch money from a smaller child. It is a worldwide epidemic hitting schools everywhere. Virtually everyone has seen or experienced bullying. With technological advances, bullying is even hitting the internet. Parents, teachers, students and governments agencies alike are attempting to put a stop to bullying practices.
...of rule-setting against bullying should be implemented not only on an individual level, but on a classroom and school-level as well. "The school," says Dan Olweus, "has a responsibility to stop bullying behavior and create a safe learning environment for all students." He suggests a curriculum that constantly monitors abusive behavior, promotes kindness, acceptance of differences and educates teachers, school staff, parents and children alike about bullying and response strategies.
In a CNN study by Chuck Hadad he states “That bullying is pervasive even though the schools have anti-bullying programs from kindergarten through 12th grade, assemblies throughout the year, and a peer-to-peer program where older students talk to younger students about the dangers of bullying” (Hadad). Robert Faris, a sociologist found that bullies and victims are generally the same person. Whe...
Bullying is a major problem and needs to be prevented. A bully is defined as aggressive behavior or to harm a person repeatedly overtime. School bullying can start anytime from elementary to high school. Over 5.7 teens in the United States are involved in school bullying(about.com). Boys tend to be more physically bullied as girls are more prone to being bullied verbally. According to the National Conference of State Legislature, boys who are often bullied can be five times as likely to be more or severely depressed and four times more likely to be suicidal. Girls are three times more likely to be severely depressed and eight times more likely to be suicidal. Some children are afraid to go to school, which can lead to poor grades or lack of concentration. It is hard for students to focus at school when they are worried about their bully. Bullying can make school a place of fear and can lead to school violence.
According to Problem-Oriented Guides for Police Series: Bullying in Schools “bullying has two key components: repeated harmful acts and an imbalance of power” (Sampson, 2002). Although bullying occurs in many other places, school is where bullying is most prevalent and most concerning. In schools, physical bullying is more common among boys. This is because boys are much more aggressive than girls. However, verbal bullying such as gossip is much more common among girls. “Physical bullying...
Bullying is something that is not something new and is actually something that society continues to face. Over the years, bullying has been looked at as being so ordinary in schools that it is continuously overlooked as an emanate threat to students and has been lowered to a belief that bullying is a part of the developmental stage that most young children will experience then overcome (Allebeck, 2005, p. 129). Not everyone gets over the extreme hurt that can come as an effect from bullying, for both the bully and the victim. Because of this, we now see bullying affecting places such as the workplace, social events and even the home. The issue of bullying is not only experienced in schools, but the school environment is one of the best places
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Some children have normalized the bullying culture and can no longer recognize what is and isn’t bullying. By adding anti-bullying programs schools, including administration and parents, will be aware of all forms of bullying and what they could do to help the cause. There are many forms of anti-bullying programs said to be built for the many different forms of bullying. There are programs that find the parents to be the source of the solution. This includes schools sending guides to the parents homes to teach how to deal with bullying, and to begin a discussion on how to talk about bullying with their child, which often leads to therapeutic talks. Programs that only involve schools are filled with anti-bullying messages throughout the school year that reinforce positive behavior. There also are programs that include both forces, parents and schools. These programs according to Elizabeth Lawner and Mary Terzian in “What Works for Bullying Programs: lessons from experimental evaluations of programs and evaluation” say “Five of the six programs that involved parents and implemented a whole-school approach worked for at least
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