Bullying At School: Part I

Bullying is a very serious problem to school systems across the country. Bullying is taken very seriously in schools and should be addressed aggressively and never tolerated.

According to Stacy DeBroff, on average 10% of students are loners. These children are rejected by their peers and lack a solid group of friends, attending school with little or companionship. This stress of rejection makes it more difficult for a child to concentrate and function normally during a school day. This makes school an unpleasant place, and leading to academic struggles and behavior problems and frequent absences.

Studies indicate that 75% of children are bullied or harassed at sometime during their school career, 42% of children have personally witnessed bullying, and 56% say they are aware of bulling going on at their school. On any given day, about 25% of students in the United States are victimized by bullies. On child in 10 is regularly bullied, and the repeated abuse impacts students in very way. According to the National Association of School Psychologist, up to 160,000 children stay home from school each day because they fear bullying at school.

Your child's school should have a plan for bullying. If you suspect that your child is being bullied, make sure the administration and the teacher are aware. Don't stop meeting with the school until your child and you feel comfortable with the intervention. Tomorrow I will give you more information on bullying and what can be done to stop it.