Persuasive Essay On Bullying

Someone being bullied has become such a common issue now. Bullying has turned into a huge problem in humanity. Victims of bullying have reached “over 3.2 million students each year.” (dosomething.org) Bullying isn’t some fluke, it 's a terrible way to put down others simply to make the bully feel better or gain some type of power. Although thats not the only reason kids bully other kids, its a crisis sweeping the nation that needs to be put to a stop. This has become the most serious problem in the United States because it leads to emotional pain, suicide, and could greatly affect your grades. One of the major problems that bullying leads to is the experience of going to school, having fun, and learning. “Approximately 160,000 teens skip school everyday because of bullying.” (dosomething.org) These 160,000 kids are frightened to go somewhere that should be a safe place for them. Victims “may be afraid to go to school or ride the school bus. They may lose interest in school, have trouble concentrating, or do poor academically.” (Michigan Bullying Prevention) For someone to be afraid to ride the bus is really scary. Think of what someone would have to say or do to the innocent victim to be that afraid to not ride the bus. “. . . the overall decrease in GPA for bullied students over a studied period was 0.049.” (Bullying Victims See Lower GPA’s ) Your grades depend on if you pass or not. One person could change a persons school work by disrupting