Are Schools Doing Enough To Stop Bullying

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Are schools doing enough to stop bullying? This question has probably been asked numerous times by parents of bullied children and educators alike, but a more appropriate question to the issue of bullying would be are schools doing enough to address the problem, considering the restraints of existing laws and the lack of parental involvement and participation. I have witnessed the accounts of teachers who all have different opinions and points of views as to whether schools are doing enough to handle the problem of bullying. Their main concern and their priority seems to be academic performance in the classroom and I could not ignore the attitude of some that administrators and parents are expecting too much of them in regard to the issue of bullying. Nevertheless, the belief that administrators and teachers need to do more is voiced by concerned parents and some religious groups, who think that general …show more content…

5). Additionally the other side offers as a good alternative to this particular form of punishment is for schools to “work with the bullies and their parents in a firm and assertive way as to steer them away from such disruptive actions (Greenya, 2015, p. 5). Further validation by the other side contends that the passing of anti-bullying laws would impose added burden and responsibility on schools (Bullying. Issues & Controversies, 2014, p. 2). Yet another aspect of the other side’s argument is that anti-bullying laws increases the need to “police the school community 24 hours a day,” requiring a vast number of individuals and resources (Bullying. Issues & Controversies, 2014, p.

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