Is bullying a part of a more normal aspect of children’s behavior? Has bulling become a more serious problem? The answer is yes! I remember that at one point in my middle school years‚ I was bullied. Fortunately it didn’t get too serious because my parents moved me from the school I was attending. Not everyone has that luck. CNN reported "Just prior to his death he was stripped nude‚ tied up and again placed into a trashcan"‚ (Kuo‚ 2011‚ para.4). This happened to Jon Carmichael‚ 13‚ who committed
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Lack of Sleep Affects School Results 2007 Summary: In today’s world the lack of sleep is a common factor that affects everyone’s daily activities. Unfortunately these people don’t always realize how their sleeping conditions may affect or interfere with their daily routines. A study was conducted in August of 2007 to see whether or not the result of a lower GPA was affected by how the patient slept the night before. This experiment was more focused on teens and adolescents in a school environment
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Zero Tolerance: More Harm than Good The punishment does not always fit the crime. Zero tolerance was initially defined as a policy that enforces automatic suspensions and expulsions in response to weapons‚ drugs‚ and violent acts in school. Today these policies have changed to include a range of less serious offenses such as violation of dress code‚ writing on the desk‚ and tardiness. Zero tolerance policies began as a way to protect children from potentially violent situations. Over the years‚
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Bullying. As researchers are saying bullying in schools is becoming more common‚ and nothing is really being done about it. In the article Bullying In Schools author Ron Banks states some statistics‚ “approximately 15 percent of students are bullied regularly or are initiators of bullying”. When students are being bullied they never really tell anybody about it because they don’t want to be known as a “tattle tale”‚ and get bullied more. Most of bullying comes from children who are living in a
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In the article‚ “Bullying in Schools‚” written by Ron Banks‚ the article expresses the key components of bullying . Bullying is made of direct behaviors. Boys typically engage in direct bullying‚ compared to girls who bully‚ use more indirect strategies. Teasing‚ taunting‚ threatening‚ hitting‚ and stealing are strategies used by boys. Spreading rumors and enforcing social isolation are strategies used by girls. Also‚ various reports and studies have shown that approximately fifteen percent
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Americans have been led to believe that school violence is more prevalent than it actually is.1 Many schools have adopted "zero tolerance" policies which require mandatory consequences‚ often suspensions and expulsions for certain infractions despite the actual severity or threat to safety of the behaviors.2 The implementation of such policies suggested that schools would become safer and the needs of all students would be better served. The proliferation of zero tolerance and related policies that resulted
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been considered a crime. According to school officials bullying is not something that is really dealt with unless it is considered threatening. If there is no threat such as “I’m going to kill you‚” or profanity‚ or using derogatory terms towards one another there isn’t much to do about it. The reason for this is because there is nothing in place for bullying. Madera High School as well as many other schools does not have a protocol when dealing with bullying because there is no clear definition for
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the explosion of modern technology‚ old-school bullying is out and a new type of bullying is taking the stage. But while stuffing someone in a locker is a pretty obvious sign of harassment‚ with no bruises or bloody noses as evidence of abuse‚ cyber-bullying often doesn’t raise alarms until it’s too late. “It’s such a gray area‚” says Broadcast teacher Charles Huette. “It’s easy to talk about but difficult to identify.” When asked to define “cyber-bullying‚” most students respond with a blank look
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The zero tolerance policy strives to reduce violence in schools and make schools a safer place for students. Anne Atkinson‚ a member of the Virginia Board of Education defines zero tolerance as a “policy that mandates predetermined consequences or punishments for specified offenses.” The policy first became effective in 1989‚ but grew most rapidly in 1994 when the Gun- Free Schools Act was passed (1). There are many controversies about the zero tolerance policy including whether or not the policy
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the term‚ “bullying” is defined as. “A form of aggressive behavior manifested by the use of force or coercion to affect others‚ particularly when the behavior is habitual and involves an imbalance of power. It can include verbal harassment‚ physical assault or coercion and may be directed repeatedly towards particular victims‚ perhaps on grounds of race‚ religion‚ gender‚ sexuality‚ or ability. The ‘imbalance of power’ may be social power and/or physical power. The victim of bullying is sometimes
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