Bullying

Tell us your ideas about preventing bullying — and dealing with it when it does occur. Do you think laws like the one in New Jersey will help reduce instances of bullying? What do you think teachers and schools can do to improve school culture and reduce bullying? What approaches do you think can be effective? Do you see this problem getting better, worse or staying about the same in your school or community?


Laws like the one in New Jersey will help reduce instances of bullying. There was an instance where a male college student who attended Rutgers University,  who committed suicide because of some students who was bullying him. The students  showed a video of the male student having sex with another man. The male student was so embarrassed the he killed himself. 


Teachers and schools cant do anything to improve school culture and reduce bullying. Some approaches that can be effective might be more surveillance for bullying and a costly penalty for being reported or caught. At a North Hunterdon HS, students will be told that there is no such thing as an innocent bystander when it comes to bullying. They have been told that if they see it, it is there responsibility to try to stop it. 


The problem of bullying will get better. It seems about the same in my school and community. There are improvements for this epidemic statewide. There were 2,846 such reports in 2008-9, the most recent year for which a total was available. Just remember bullying will never end if the bullied are to afraid to reach out for help.