Essay On Bullying In Schools

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Should schools implement anti-bullying classes that all students are required to take in order to remedy the problem of bullying?

Bullying is a major problem that has been an issue over the years that we haven’t been able to stop. There’s 4 types of bullying. They are the physical, verbal, social, and cyber bullying. An example of physical bullying is kicking, punching, or pushing. Verbal bullying includes insults, name calling or teasing. Social bullying can be like lying and spreading rumors. Also, people have been bullying over the internet on social medias such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter which is called cyber bullying. Bullying affects everyone. I believe that schools should implement anti-bullying classes …show more content…

First of all, schools should implement anti-bullying classes that all students are required to take, because it can lower the number of suicide rate. According to Inclusive Anti-Bullying Policies and Reduced Risk of Suicide Attempts in Lesbian and Gay Youth by J Adolescent Health, “Bullying can lead to decreased academic performance, increased school dropout rates, increased depression and even suicide in some extreme cases. Yet very few of the states ' anti-bullying laws effectively address the problem. ” (Hatzenbuehler, Ph.D and Keyes, Ph.D). Bullying has many negative outcomes. For example, it increased depression and even suicide. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people resulting in about 4,400 deaths per year and many of those are related to bullying. Over 14 percent of high school students have considered suicide, and almost 7 percent have attempted it. I’ve been bullied before and thought about committing suicide.Opponents of my argument may say

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