Bullying is a undeniable occurrence that happens too frequently. (Info) Whenever Jamie Nabozny, a bullied homosexual teenager, considers going to school, the only feeling he has is dread. Though he was attending high school at the time, he had been viciously bullied since middle school because of his sexual orientation. The bullying was so horrible that Jamie tried to suicide in his parent’s restroom, when he was only a 7th grader. (Attention Grabber) Jamie is not the only one that has to go through these experiences- almost half of suicides relate to bullying. Children and adults from around the world are pushed to the point where they try to end their own lives to stop the bullying. (Thesis Statement) Bullying is a common occurrence that …show more content…
(Evidence)When Jamie was bullied and came to his principals for help, their actions were miniscule and didn’t improve his situation at all. When Jamie met Joni Thome, she convinced him to file a lawsuit. After he brought his principals to court, nobody knew what would happen, but the jury ruled in Jamie’s favor and the school had to pay $900,000 . (Elaboration)Jamie was bullied in middle school, and when his mother realized, she contacted the principal, who eventually called the bullies in for a meeting. After hearing about Jamie’s agonizing problem, all she said was “boys will be boys”. Nothing improved when Jamie entered high school, until Joni Thome convinced him to take the problem to court. There had never been a similar case in the past, and everyone was tense from distressing about the outcome. When the phone rang to inform them that the jury had make a decision, everyone dropped what they were doing and sprinted to the court. Due to the efforts of David Springer, Jamie’s attorney, and a previous bully who admitted to his crimes, the jury declared guilty and Jamie won the lawsuit. The school ended up paying $900,000. Their crime was not stopping the bullies from hurting Jamie, though they knew about it. (Clincher)If schools do not confront bullies and do their best to prevent bullying, something similar to this could happen. (Significance)Schools should provide protection to their students, and neglecting it could cause issues later
Jamie Nabozny is gay. Today the fact causes him few, if any, difficulties in life, however, throughout middle and high school Nabozny was both physically and verbally harassed; he was beaten, kicked, urinated on, called hurtful terms and abused to the point of hospitalization. However, the worst part of this innocent victim’s abuse was the role that his administration played, or rather refused to play; no action was taken to protect Nabozny despite the fact that school officials knew what was going on and had been repeatedly confronted about his abuse. In time the abuse Nabozny suffered led to doleful moods, severe depression, attempts of suicide, endeavors to run away from home, and other drastic consequences. Eventually, this young vigilante decided to fight back in order to prevent others from experiencing what he had gone through. Nabozny took legal action and, with the help of Lambda Legal Law firm, sued his former school officials for their failure to do their job of keeping him safe in school, eventually winning nearly a million dollars in a monetary settlement. Jamie Nabozny’s case has inspired the response of countless others and forced schools to take responsibility for their actions in bullying cases, because of this role model’s singular determination and readiness to stand up for himself, he has affected and inspired millions. Proving, once and for all, that one person can make a difference.
Walking down the school hall to the next class, the bully appears before his prey. He stands before his soon to be victims as if he is two feet taller and ten times stronger. His victims attempt to ignore him, but he stops them and puts his face in front of theirs to make sure his presence is known. He then abruptly decides to save his senseless punishment for another day as he passes by with a slight shoulder nudge. In today’s high schools, the majority of bullying incidents occur in this fashion. A bully finds the weakest kids and targets them. Freaks and Geeks, a television show, demonstrates these specific bullying instances and their effect on the character Bill Haverchuck. The pain bullying causes goes beyond surface level bruises and stretches to damaging internal feelings. When analyzing Freaks and Geeks, it is apparent that this television show demonstrates the physical and emotional effects of bullying through character Bill Haverchuck.
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
When Tyler read her essay, the topics included making safe and responsible choices and bullying. She told her fellow students they should not be bystanders and watch others get bullied. Rather, they should stick up for those getting bullied and tell a trusted adult. “Don’t let a bully control you,” she
My friend, Kevin, was just two short months away from graduating high school, but he never got to see that day because of bullies. No one had a clue; he had a remarkable family and a great group of friends. He did everything he could to leave a smile on everyone’s face, and he earned the nickname, “Cheeks,” because of his huge, friendly smile. No one understood why such a cheerful person would want to take his own life, but it was because bullies harassed him for months, and no one knew. According to the Center for Disease Control, “Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people, resulting in about 4,400 deaths per year” (Bullying and Suicide). Bullying is an ongoing issue that seems to evolve rapidly, and the world of
When an opportunity to stand up for himself and file a lawsuit against the school official who consistently told Jamie that he should be expecting such abuse he took it. Jamie won the lawsuit. (Explain how Main Point and Example(s) Support Thesis Statement) In that, Jamie was able to show that, no matter what, standing up against bullying and winning is possible. He also proved that we should not be discriminated for his differences.
Everybody in some point in time, has been a bully, suffered from bullying, or witnessed an act of bullying. From teasing to name-calling and from spreading rumors to threatening, all are examples of it. It seems that society forgot to apply the golden rule: “One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself .“ Bullying can be defined as harming someone mentally, emotionally, or physically. Bullying is a widespread problem because it can take place anywhere and at anytime. Even though there are no determined reasons to be a target of bullying, sexuality seems to be one of the most common reasons to pick on someone. Sexuality is a characteristic that defines a person and it cannot be changed. That is why, when someone is bullied because of his or her sexuality, the most common response are suicidal thoughts. Bullying is a serious problem, which needs involvement from everyone in order to stop. For instance, Dan Savage started the “It Gets Better” videos to help lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth. “It Gets Better” was a response to recent suicides among teenagers due to bullying because of their sexual preference. Projects like “It Gets Better” and anti-bullying organizations are good and effective ways to stop bullying. Social media can be used as a tool to stop bullying by educating parents and kids about what bullying is. Society needs to make everyone aware by creating social cohesion among citizens. Involvement of people through different organizations and social media is crucial to stop bullying.
Over the past several years, research and advocacy has stressed the urgent nature of youth bullying as a major public health problem. The matter is further emphasized with a quick look through any media source, which is sure to highlight at least one heartfelt and tragic outcome to such bullying. What is often not brought forth, is the disproportionate nature of bullying against youth identifying under the LGBTQ umbrella, and the significantly more drastic consequences. The American Public Health Association, has not only acknowledged this phenomena, but also released a policy statement, Reduction of Bullying to Address Health Disparities Among LGBT Youth, specifically addressing the matter through the lens of public health (The American Public
““Well, they had a point. You are fat and disgusting!” The therapist announced. Patricia was sobbing, eyes red and nose runny...“Come on… Let’s go. We aren’t putting up with that!” her father...opened the door and ushered the family through. The therapist just observed and no more was heard from him…[Her nervous breakdown] was a result of long term bullying leading to an episode of being run out of school by a gang of boys. They threatened to kill her with a crowbar, sticks and wooden planks. She felt like a hunted fox” (shazwellyn.hubpages.com). No matter how hard a parent might try to help their child, whether they’re being bullied or are the bully, the consequences should not fall on the people who raise them because the victims have to do what they can to make up for what they’ve done or what they’ve suffered. The city of Monona, Wisconsin has proposed a new law that tickets and fines the parents for failing to respond properly to their child’s poor behavior. A behavioral and personal change consulting specialist, Mr. Michael Harmann, hypothesized that bullying behavior is typically an effort to cover up the bully's own vulnerability. It's a primitive mindset that wants to make you pay when you show vulnerability and since bullying mostly occurs under the legal age, that’s enough to say that higher levels of authority don’t have control over the thoughts and actions that bullies use as an outlet for their own pain because it goes against the Constitution. The key to helping the children we feel so sorry for is to heal the bully before he turns into a monster and the only way to help the perpetrator is to make him face his motivation to bully. “If you think about it, a great strategy to avoid being rejected is to reject everyon...
Each year, schools are having to update the Codes of Conduct in order to keep up with the bullying that is occurring on social media. Schools have failed to effectively monitor and take action upon what these students have been doing to others and what others do in return. This has resulted in many lost lawsuits, in which schools were held liable for not taking appropriate action on what occurs outside of campus. School districts therefore must take more responsibility over what happens to the students, on and off campus. Districts argue that such instances are outside of the school’s control, however these victims are still their students. In the case of Ryan Halligan, a teenage boy who committed suicide at the young age of 13, Albert D. Lawton
(Topic Sentence) Bullies harass other students for many purposes, but none of these reasons are justified. (Surprising Statement) Each year in the U.S., 3.2 million students are tormented, with 160,000 of them skipping school due to it. Clearly, our school districts are not doing a substantial job of keeping students safe to allow them to earn the education they deserve. (Background Information) For example, Jamie Nabozny was harassed for his sexual orientation. Jamie was beaten to the point where he was forced to go to the hospital, after which the tormentor said (CRAFT)“If you tell anyone, I’ll kill you.” He ran away multiple times to avoid going to school, and even attempted to commit suicide. (Thesis Statement) In the Bullied documentary, it tells a story showing why no student deserves to be bullied for any reason and that the school district must protect their students.
Children are bullied for thousands of reasons, none of them are valid (Hile [pg. 26]). There aren’t any causes that puts a child at risk of being a bully or being bullied by others. It can happen anywhere in any city, town, or suburb. It also can depend on the environment, such as upon groups of gays, ...
Bullying and sexual harassment perhaps do not immediately come to mind when discussing school violence, however they are two of the most widespread and pervasive issues facing schools today. While the word “bully” brings to mind a harmless school age right of passage to many, research today shows that bullies often times have a number of family or social problems. Also, in today’s modern world, bullies may not merely shake down classmates for lunch money; they have found ways to hound their victims long after they have left the school grounds by using the internet. Another form of bullying is sexual harassment, which is bullying based on the person’s gender or sexual preferences. Sexual harassment is a very damaging problem, especially for school age children who have yet to develop a strong sexual identity of their own.
Bullying is an issue that has been around for decades and is something that can affect everyone, no matter what his or her age is. Even though bullying has changed over the years from being physical abuse and harassment that happens on the playgrounds of schoolyards to tormenting over the Internet. The same groups are still affected namely adolescents. Statistically about 30 percent of all teenagers in the United States are bullied in one-way or another (“Teenage Bullying”).
Bullying is a serious problem in our society today. There are many examples in the world, either in direct contact or through social network to harass peers. Bullying can leave many different effects on child’s development, and adulthood as well. Bullying not only affect physical health, it also can affect mental health. The effects bullying can have on its victims is something that may last throughout their lives, or something that may end their life. Violence can be psychological, economic, physical, and sexual. Bullying can affect your brain and body. There is also workplace bullying, which became international problem. Children hood bullying can leave lifelong scars.