No Place For Hate Letter
Let’s face it, every school has bullying. No matter where you go or what you do, there will always be bullying in school. There are many ways to limit bullying and some could be used here at Shawnee. All are easy to do and won’t take much effort.
One of the first things you can do is set up a disciplinary chart where you can track people who get in trouble for bullying other students. This system could be used to figure out what kids are repeat offenders and discipline them greatly. By doing this, the bully will want to stop more so he doesn’t get in as much trouble. Also, teachers could be notified of each students bullying sheet so if they see something starting, but it doesn’t seem that bad, they can take action right away. It is sort of like nipping it in the bud.
Another example of how to cut down bullying here at Shawnee involves positive reinforcement. Every marking period you could hold a really fun activity, but only students who didn’t get in trouble for bullying can go. That way, if kids want to have fun at these events, they will need to stop bullying. The bullies will look at this events and become upset hopefully to the point where they will stop the horribleness that they are doing. Adding on to this, the kids who aren’t participating in the events would have to go to a classroom and learn about the effects of bullying. This would really dig deep into the bullies and maybe they might realize how bad they are actually acting. Once a bully figures out the true consequences of his actions, there is a good chance he or she will stop bullying.
My final suggestion targets the victims more so than the bullies. A lot of schools only focus on dealing with bullies, but I think we should teach the victims and other students how to stand up for yourself. There won’t always be teachers around to help you, teachers normally say there always are, but most of the time they aren’t. If we could teach kids how to stand up for themselves the bullies will
One of the first things you can do is set up a disciplinary chart where you can track people who get in trouble for bullying other students. This system could be used to figure out what kids are repeat offenders and discipline them greatly. By doing this, the bully will want to stop more so he doesn’t get in as much trouble. Also, teachers could be notified of each students bullying sheet so if they see something starting, but it doesn’t seem that bad, they can take action right away. It is sort of like nipping it in the bud.
Another example of how to cut down bullying here at Shawnee involves positive reinforcement. Every marking period you could hold a really fun activity, but only students who didn’t get in trouble for bullying can go. That way, if kids want to have fun at these events, they will need to stop bullying. The bullies will look at this events and become upset hopefully to the point where they will stop the horribleness that they are doing. Adding on to this, the kids who aren’t participating in the events would have to go to a classroom and learn about the effects of bullying. This would really dig deep into the bullies and maybe they might realize how bad they are actually acting. Once a bully figures out the true consequences of his actions, there is a good chance he or she will stop bullying.
My final suggestion targets the victims more so than the bullies. A lot of schools only focus on dealing with bullies, but I think we should teach the victims and other students how to stand up for yourself. There won’t always be teachers around to help you, teachers normally say there always are, but most of the time they aren’t. If we could teach kids how to stand up for themselves the bullies will