Poll: Should Bullys be Prosecuted? (Poll)

[Zack Alklazaris]

Yeah, but it's not that simple.

How do you prove that the leading factor of a teen's suicide was the bullying of one particular student?

Thats true. I do remember when I was bullied in school it was usually a group of kids. Then because of the need to conform most of the class fell in line with them. Still there usually is a main aggressor that the group turns to.


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There are tons of Zero Tolerance policies in schools the problem is kids just get sneaky about it. Like gangsters they'll wait till your in a secluded area and beat the crap out of you. If you don't bruise easily like me they can just do it over and over because you have no proof.

I have found at least in my school that teachers were sympathetic towards me. I had one bully who was just being outright cruel to me. Always making fun of me, calling me names, always had a snide remark to any question I had about an assignment, continually laugh at me during my presentations, and pick fights with me after school. It felt like I was in an abusive marriage. This was day after day, month after month shit. So I sort of lost it.

One day in front of the class and teachers I punched him as hard as I could. Well I had a pen in my hand at the time and I sort of slightly stabbed him with it. It wasn't a deep wound, but it drew blood. It was an accident, but with all the witnesses I was sure I was going to get expelled, zero tolerance policy after all. Well the school counselor got together with my teachers and decided to give me a 2 day in school suspension.

After that he started to respect me or something. He wanted to be my friend. It was just weird. So I don't know, maybe the only way to beat a bully is to literally beat a bully.

 

[thepyrethatburns]

No. Unless physical assault is involved, kids need to toughen up. The world after high school is so much more stressful (whether it be military, career, or college) that, if they don't develop coping skills in the early grades, they'll just fall to pieces.

Same with the online bullying. Every time someone like Megan Meier commits suicide, there is an outcry for "something to be done". Unless you're good with students being forced to share their social media passwords or being forced to friend school admins just to make sure that everyone is being sheltered from bullying...from a source that they could easily turn off.....then you probably shouldn't be so quick to advocate that the schools "do something".

 

[ginadess]

Depends on the child's age. Bullies does not only associate to teens and adults but there are young kids who are actually starting to show signs of bullying their peers. See here [http://www.mytroubledteen.com/article/what-to-do-if-your-child-is-a-bully.php] for a relevant info on this issue.
I actually think that parents and the school officials should go hand in hand with trying to educate and discipline kids starting from their young age about the dangers of bullying. It's not enough to be educating these kids but also to be good role models to them. Sometimes kids learn how to bully because they follow what they see from the adults or are victims of bullying themselves. We might be unaware that the bullies themselves need the help too. Bullying stops if we put effort in teaching our own kids and showing to them the importance of respect.