There is no reason to argue it, and certainly no good excuses; bulling is wrong. Around ninety percent of fourth through eighth graders report being a victim of bullying. In elementary school you talk more about bullying than in middle school, but when do people …show more content…
The recent rules in Michigan schools are trying to prevent bullying from occurring. In reality, one in four teachers see nothing wrong with bullying and will only intervene four percent of the time(11 Facts). As young children and teens age, they think of bullying as joking around with other people, but the victim would think differently. I do not believe that any kind of bullying is right, but I still understand that it is going to happen. I feel that these victims of bullying just need to know that people like me actually care about this topic, and that these bully's need some consequences for their actions. Having this law is not to give children and parents' money, it is to use a consequence to teach the bully what they are doing is wrong and to show the victim that we all care about what is going on in their life and we want to show that there are consequences for peoples …show more content…
Some say that joking around with another person or teasing them is fun, but did you know you are really breaking them down inside. People don't understand how so many people are getting hurt just by a couple words or a physical interaction. It is sad to think about how a joke could turn into a suicide; think about what you say the next time you are joking around with someone, because it just could be their breaking point. Bullying occurs to thousands of children every day, around eighty percent of those thousands of children do not report or tell anyone at all. With having bullying be illegal for all ages these children might feel better asking for help or talking to adults if they know that this problem will stop. It could just be one time or it could be repeated bullying, but it still can affect someones life greatly. To me a witness is just as bad as a bully, if they just stand there and be a bystander. Bullying is a major problem in our world today, but with this being illegal, it could benefit a lot of