Bullying has occurred for many years throughout the country, but has recently received an increasing awareness. Many people do think of bullying as a major concern and it is often overlooked because it’s human nature to tease another person. In fact, in a way, we are all bullies, because we are immersed in this society, where there is nothing but competition, and one must compete in order to get ahead in life. Bullying occurs all the time even in politics, in which candidates bully each other and present ideas about each other that could harm their opponent’s chances of winning.
However, often times when children or teenagers get bullied it often leads to dire consequences, whether its depression or as fatal as suicide and when deaths amongst young children occur, people need to wake up and realize this is a very important issue. A major problem and the reason why bullying persists is because the school administration is slow to act or does not get involved at all. “Less than one in four schools has any real bullying-prevention programs,” says Sanford A. Newman, the president of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids. “It's clear that not enough is being done. There are still 3.2 million kids being bullied each year in America and 3.7 million who are bullying other children” (Greenya 108). Students spend half of their day in school and consider it their second home; therefore, they need to feel safe and feel like they belong. When the school faculty refuses to pay attention to issues like bullying, they are creating an unsafe environment for the victim, who becomes frightened of coming to school. In cases such as Asher Brown’s, the parents of the victim were furious because the school did not inform them about what was going on with their child, and when Asher Brown’s parents complained to the school, they received no response.
However, often times when children or teenagers get bullied it often leads to dire consequences, whether its depression or as fatal as suicide and when deaths amongst young children occur, people need to wake up and realize this is a very important issue. A major problem and the reason why bullying persists is because the school administration is slow to act or does not get involved at all. “Less than one in four schools has any real bullying-prevention programs,” says Sanford A. Newman, the president of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids. “It's clear that not enough is being done. There are still 3.2 million kids being bullied each year in America and 3.7 million who are bullying other children” (Greenya 108). Students spend half of their day in school and consider it their second home; therefore, they need to feel safe and feel like they belong. When the school faculty refuses to pay attention to issues like bullying, they are creating an unsafe environment for the victim, who becomes frightened of coming to school. In cases such as Asher Brown’s, the parents of the victim were furious because the school did not inform them about what was going on with their child, and when Asher Brown’s parents complained to the school, they received no response.
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