Importance of Bullying Awareness Programs in Schools

Public schools across the Unites States do not know the challenges students face on a daily basis. Most of the conflict between teenagers and their peers are left oblivious"Most of the conflict between teenagers and their peers is left unnoticed," is more appropriate.

Close Comments. Every day one point two million students at public schools go home without admitting their problems, caused by bullies, to their parents. Half of these students’ parents are later surprised to find their child dead by the following week. Bullying is a tremendous problem that definitely needs more attention and public schools are not providing enough of it. In my own opinion, all schools should enforce bullying awareness programs to prevent from suicides, fights, and an uncomfortable environment.

To start with, suicides are increasingly becoming more relevant for bullied victimsThere should be "becoming increasingly relevant," not "increasingly becoming more relevant."

Close Comments. The majority of those who actually commit suicide did not pursue any help from their school faculty members"Commit suicide" should be "die by suicide."

Close Comments. Two years ago in my own community Amber Markly took her life due to bullies. From my understanding, reports  said that she was being bullied by the same crowd of people daily. Through the last traumatizing months of her life only two faculty members took mild precautions to control the situation"Through the last traumatizing months" should be "During the last traumatic months."

Close Comments. The lack of awareness with Amber’s problem led her parents to find their daughter deceased on a nuisance in her closet. Amber would not have taken her own life if greater bullying awareness was practice in schools. It would have taught the faculty and students to become more involved in situations like Ambers in preventing them from worsening.

In addition, there are lots of raging fights due to bullying in schools. Fights are progressively acquiring online, through texting and even by physical contact"Acquiring" should be "occurring."

Close Comments. Having an awareness program will coach students on how to solve their problems without the need to fight. They can seek help from a teacher who can lead them into the right path of controlling a situation"Lead them into the right path" should be "guide them down the right path."

Close Comments. The bullying awareness program can even include peer counselors. These are student counselors that are trained to help other students through their problems. Peer counseling is a part of the awareness program and can decrease the number of fights taken place at schools substantially.

Furthermore, school is becoming a place students are not comfortable with. All students should feel safe and worry free at school by their fellow peers. If schools enforced the bullying awareness program they can create a welcoming place for their students by practicing different activities. One popular activities done at my high school was mix it up day. This was an activity practiced at lunch in which students sat with people they normally would not be seated with. Doing small fun things such as that create an environment where students become comfortable. Soon it can eliminate bullies by creating a school of students that are familiar with each other in a positive manner and not by gossip spread from one person to another.

As one can see, enforcing bullying awareness is a key factor to keeping a bully free school ground. Suicides will decrease as educators increase their knowledge of helping learners in need. Fights can be prevented through coaching students on how to control their actions before someone gets hurt. Practicing fun activities creates a place that makes students feel comfortable in their environment. If one school can give it a chance it could be the chain reaction of tomorrow.