Bullying, is it really an issue at schools? (1 Viewer)

Is bullying really a big issue and how will you deal with it, if u were bullied?

  • Yes, become offensive and attack the bully

    Votes: 1 100.0%
  • Yes, Report the bully

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Yes, Suicide

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • No, don't care never happened to me b4

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • No, I'm a bully

    Votes: 0 0.0%

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William kamel

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Half of Aussie schoolkids are bullies


Mar 01, 2010 8:02am

LARGEST study into playground bullying reveals just how much the problem is out of control in schools.
The results of a national survey of 1000 students from Years 7 to 10 who had just undergone an anti-bullying seminar suggest the problem could be far greater than previous research has found.
Social analyst Mark McCrindle said an analysis of results from the largest study into schoolyard bullying revealed the impact of the problem on children.
"We asked how much has bullying affected you mentally," he said. "One third of students stated that `it upsets me an extreme amount', or `it upsets me a great deal'.
"It's more of a problem, if you look at those sort of problems, than even schools would acknowledge."
Bullying expert Dr Marilyn Campbell said bullying was a problem that started in the playground but extended throughout society.
"Domestic violence is a form of bullying - it's repetition of intent to hurt with an imbalance of power," she said. "And there are bullies in the workplace. We know that it costs millions, billions of dollars a year just in Australia for workplace bullying.
"It's not just kids who are bullying each other.
"This is complex and deeply embedded in our society."
While Professor Ken Rigby, who is advising Education Queensland on an anti-bullying strategy, said the evidence showed the prevalence of bullying was decreasing, there were many dealing with the problem at the coal face who would disagree.
Psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, a founding member of the National Centre Against Bullying, said the figures showed bullying was increasing despite anti-bullying policies and practices being adopted by schools.
"You would have to say whatever we're doing isn't working. That's not to say that there are not isolated schools where they've got the formula right," he said. "When you ignore bullying you condemn children to misery now and very often in adult life."
His view was supported by Federal Education Minister Julia Gillard, who said "all of the research found the prevalence of bullying in our schools is on the rise".
"It affects the families of all of the parties concerned . . . but also the whole community, particularly in smaller communities," she said.

Article from: News.com.au
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That's so true, man.

Bullying is everywhere, even on the internet = cyberbullying?

And like it says in the article you provided, bullying has a major impact on not only the individuals who are bullied, but their parents, siblings, and the wider community - particularly if it is a 'small community'.

Also, bullying is a contributing factor to suicide.

Here's an example-

My friend's younger brother, perhaps 15 at the moment ... His sister passed away in early 2006 (she was 16 years of age), and then his mother passed away towards the conclusion of the same year.

He comes from a family where he was only close to his mother and his siblings, not his father.

Nevertheless, this young kid was always a different one - he was shy in nature, quiet, etc. He was 'different', and the students in his class were all idiots. They knew about what he had been through, yet disregarded it, and bullied him just because he was 'different', and never played sport with them.

At one time, it got to the extent where the kid ran out of the classroom and attempted committing suicide - he was jumping down the balcony, and was thankfully saved when his teacher followed him and caught him.

What the hell? Seriously, bullies really need to be catered for.
 

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That's so true, man.

Bullying is everywhere, even on the internet = cyberbullying?

And like it says in the article you provided, bullying has a major impact on not only the individuals who are bullied, but their parents, siblings, and the wider community - particularly if it is a 'small community'.

Also, bullying is a contributing factor to suicide.

Here's an example-

My friend's younger brother, perhaps 15 at the moment ... His sister passed away in early 2006 (she was 16 years of age), and then his mother passed away towards the conclusion of the same year.

He comes from a family where he was only close to his mother and his siblings, not his father.

Nevertheless, this young kid was always a different one - he was shy in nature, quiet, etc. He was 'different', and the students in his class were all idiots. They knew about what he had been through, yet disregarded it, and bullied him just because he was 'different', and never played sport with them.

At one time, it got to the extent where the kid ran out of the classroom and attempted committing suicide - he was jumping down the balcony, and was thankfully saved when his teacher followed him and caught him.

What the hell? Seriously, bullies really need to be catered for.

I feel sorry for that kid, but seriously Bullying is wrong on every level. It's just like a violation of human rights.
 

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not really

schoolyard bullying is (usually) nothing compared to some things you face in real life lol
 

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not really

schoolyard bullying is (usually) nothing compared to some things you face in real life lol
Lol, yeah offcourse.

But like, we're speaking in general. Bullying is something that effects kids, isn't it? Lol, many kids are mentally upset because of it, and this impacts their personality, socialisation, confidence, academic performance, etc.

But yeah, life has more serious issues too =)
 

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Pardon?
end this racist thread IMMEDIATELY
Lol, sorry if I had offended you.:uhoh:

I didn't mean it ... What I meant was that it's not only Aussies that are bullies, there are other non-Aussies who are bullies too =)

I'm only Australian born, I'm not Aussie by heritage - hope that makes you feel better =)
 

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what the fuck if you are born here/live here you are australian ok there is no such thing as 'australian' ethnicity ffs
 

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Lol, nice formula.

However, it's not only Aussies that are bullies.

There's so many other ethnic idiots that are bullies, like it's not funny.
good one you fucking twat

i'm fairly sure that these statistics encompass all students enrolled in australian schools
whether they be australian born, white, black, yellow, or polka dot

ffs
 

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bullying plays a vital role in everyone's childhood, both for the bully and the victim.
 

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year 7-8 i was the vicim - didnt really do anything, just tried to ignor it
year 9-11 i was probbally the bully
year 12- Just normal, its like that bullying thing never existed

so what do i vote for lol
 

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After years of relentless bullying I found the only possible option was to suicide.
 

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bullying is good for the economy

it motivates people to work hard and become rich in a "I'll show you, just you wait" sort of "living a good life is the best revenge" way

also suicide
 

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10 votes to report a bully? youse are all dibber dobberz
 

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