Effects Of Bullying On School Shootings

Bullying is a global issue that has been around for many centuries. Currently, one out of three kids on average have been bullied by another kid at some point in their lives. This is not something to take lightly; it is a serious issue because of the effects bullying has on kids and adolescents. Each morning many kids wake up scared to walk into their own school because of bullying; it mentally turns their brains upside-down, socially rips them apart, and physically beats them up. Bullied adolescents encounter multiple physical battles. In 2001, the U.S. Secret Service reviewed 37 different school shootings. They found out that two-thirds of 37 school shootings had something to do with bullying. The agency stated that, “the attackers in those

An example of school violence relating to bullying is shown through the actions that a 15 year old boy named Andy. He walked into his high school with his father’s gun and sprayed his fellow students with bullets. Around a year later Andy wrote a poem that had shared some of his feelings, which had dropped some clues to some reasons why Andy might have gone through with his actions. Theses clues did indeed involve Andy being a victim of bullying. Andy had later said that he felt the only way to escape this was to use a gun. Many victims of bullying take extreme measures to ease the pain, such as self-harm. Burning, cutting, or hitting themselves are all common forms of self-harm. Self- harm can be caused by many other situations, but bullying raises the risk. Another extreme measure that is also very common is suicide. A great deal of bullied adolescent feel the only way to escape bullying is to take their own life. Adolescents who have been bullied can physically cause their heath to suffer. Amber was bullied as a ninth grader and it resulted in her having the following symptoms: stomach pains, diarrhea and she was later diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome . Another physical effect of bullying it the victim playing the role

Adolescents are often too focused on appearance and social status and as a result these are two contributing factors to why bullying is so popular. Bullies generally look for “easy targets” when it comes to picking on some and this is normally the people who don’t fit in. Kids who have been bullied may not what to go to school because of how they are treated at school. Adolescents may also be embarrassed about being bullied and this can cause some adolescents to become more isolated and or lonely. This can also lead to the loss of friendships, which further separates the victims from socially interacting with others. Loneliness is also a factor that can lead to kids developing depression. The technology of our world today has made it a lot easier for bullies to harass their targets or victims. The AAP defined cyberbullying as “deliberately using digital media to communicate false, embarrassing, or hostile information about another person.” (4). With the click of a button bullies can share private information about someone that can lead to embarrassment and humiliation. The social lives of adolescents can be greatly impacted by the use of social media, being accepted, and can cause isolation and