How can society possibly put an end to bullying, there can be as many sit downs with the children of today’s generation, but it is nearly impossible to put an end to this ongoing epidemic among the children of today. Many students are victims of bullying and not even half of the victims file reports against their attacker. Do Something, a Nationwide anti bullying organization said that “Over 3.2 million students are victims of bullying each year”. What can possibly be done to reduce and or possibly get rid of this number of students that are being bullied? The United States of America is currently fighting a war with bullying, and so far are losing. Although the number of state and federal laws against bullying have been increased, it seems that there have been more incidents that have not been heard about until it is far too late for something to be done. Although almost every state in the United States of America has a state law or a policy about bullying, its consequences, and how to report it, the laws and policies have not been fully effective. "I just finally took it up with the cop at the school, but he can't do anything unless it's physical. It's hard because now I feel like I'm alone in this" (quoted by Forbes). By not acting on an incident because it is not technically a physical altercation is an example of the weakness in the state laws and policies that have been passed. Many victims do not generally go to law enforcement, school administrator, or a parent and report bullying and if were too they should never have to feel like they have been forgotten about or that their bully has gotten away with their unacceptable behavior. “More than two-thirds of students believe that schools respond poorly to bullying, and that ... ... middle of paper ... ...Works Cited DeLeHunt, Michael. "Bullying: What to Do About It; Myths and Facts About a Problem That Can Occur Anywhere, Any Time." Florida Times Union, 4 Sept. 2013. eLibrary. Web. 24 Oct. 2013. DoSomething.org. Dunn & Crutcher LLP, 23 Apr. 2013. Web. 10 Nov. 2013. Forbes, Casie. "Bullying: 'Enough is Enough.'" The Spectrum, 20 May 2013. eLibrary. Web. 24 Oct. 2013. Pearce, Matt, and Melanie Mason. "Suicides Raise Worries about School Bullying Videos." Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2013. eLibrary. Web. 30 Oct. 2013. Perry, Bruce D. "Being the Bully." Scholastic Scope, 10 Oct. 2000. eLibrary. Web. 10 Nov. 2013. Piotrowski, Debra, and James Hoot. "Bullying and Violence in Schools: What Teachers Should Know and Do." Childhood Education, 1 Jan. 2008. eLibrary. Web. 30 Oct. 2013. Saleh, Leena. "Beating the Bully." Islamic Horizons, 1 Mar. 2013. eLibrary. Web. 30 Oct. 2013.
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