Bullying IntroductionBullying is defined as any form of severe physical or psychological consequences.Bullying has been identified as a social issue in schools, homes and communities.Bullying can lead to both short term and long negative side effects. Bullying is defined as any form of severe physical or pervasive act that includes communication in writing, electronically that is aimed at a student, or a group of student and it could have the following effects on the target. Bullying has been identified as a social issue in schools, homes and communities. Bullying can lead to both short term and long negative side effects. Many people tend to develop psychological problems as a result of engaging in bullying activities. Adopting effective measures to prevent bullying would also help to deal with the problem once and for all. * Forms of BullyingMere teasing.Talking trash about other peopleTrading insults.Physical harassment The following actions have been identified as physical conduct forms that demonstrate forms of bullying. They include; Mere teasing. Talking trash about other people. This shows an example of bullying that is practiced by people. Trading insults has also been widely recognised as a form of bullying. Physical harassment * Effects of BullyingBullying can lead to both long term and short term side effects.Bullying can change personalities, psychological wellbeing and even lead to physical injuries.Negatively affecting the students’ mental or physical health Bullying has serious negative consequences for the people who do practice it. Bullying can lead to both long term and short term side effects. Bullying can change personalities, psychological wellbeing and even lead to physical injuries. People who have been bullied tend to development long term problems such as depression. Development of stress tends to happen once people have engaged in actions that lead to bullying. This is because the actions against bullying tend to overpower the minds and also brings in psychological problems,. * A graphic showing No to Bullying All forms of bullying are not acceptable in the society. * How to Prevent BullyingTaking immediate action.Dealing with bullies physically.Criminalizing actions against bullying. In order to deal with bullying effectively, several measures should be enacted to prevent any form of bullying. Measures such as taking immediate action upon any case of bullying would help to deter the action from ever arising again. The other solutions entail taking immediate forms of action would also help to prevent the act from ever occurring. Dealing with bullies physically and also criminalizing actions against bullying helps to prevent it at all costs. Social and emotional learning is a bullying prevention mechanism aimed at ensuring that students do not fall victim to bullying by equipping them with social and emotional skills. This technique is aimed at ensuring that students are equipp ...

1. Bullying
IntroductionBullying is defined as any form of severe physical
or psychological consequences.Bullying has been identified as a
social issue in schools, homes and communities.Bullying can
lead to both short term and long negative side effects.
Bullying is defined as any form of severe physical or pervasive
act that includes communication in writing, electronically that
is aimed at a student, or a group of student and it could have the
following effects on the target. Bullying has been identified as a
social issue in schools, homes and communities. Bullying can
lead to both short term and long negative side effects. Many
people tend to develop psychological problems as a result of
engaging in bullying activities. Adopting effective measures to
prevent bullying would also help to deal with the problem once
and for all.
*
Forms of BullyingMere teasing.Talking trash about other
peopleTrading insults.Physical harassment

2. The following actions have been identified as physical conduct
forms that demonstrate forms of bullying. They include; Mere
teasing.
Talking trash about other people. This shows an example of
bullying that is practiced by people. Trading insults has also
been widely recognised as a form of bullying. Physical
harassment
*
Effects of BullyingBullying can lead to both long term and
short term side effects.Bullying can change personalities,
psychological wellbeing and even lead to physical
injuries.Negatively affecting the students’ mental or physical
health
Bullying has serious negative consequences for the people who
do practice it. Bullying can lead to both long term and short
term side effects.
Bullying can change personalities, psychological wellbeing and
even lead to physical injuries. People who have been bullied
tend to development long term problems such as depression.
Development of stress tends to happen once people have
engaged in actions that lead to bullying. This is because the
actions against bullying tend to overpower the minds and also
brings in psychological problems,.
*

3. A graphic showing No to Bullying
All forms of bullying are not acceptable in the society.
*
How to Prevent BullyingTaking immediate action.Dealing with
bullies physically.Criminalizing actions against bullying.
In order to deal with bullying effectively, several measures
should be enacted to prevent any form of bullying. Measures
such as taking immediate action upon any case of bullying
would help to deter the action from ever arising again. The
other solutions entail taking immediate forms of action would
also help to prevent the act from ever occurring. Dealing with
bullies physically and also criminalizing actions against
bullying helps to prevent it at all costs. Social and emotional
learning is a bullying prevention mechanism aimed at ensuring
that students do not fall victim to bullying by equipping them
with social and emotional skills. This technique is aimed at
ensuring that students are equipped with necessary life skills
that will help them to effectively handle life challenges, and
help them thrive not only in their learning environments but as
well as with their social environments.
*

4. Working as a communityPeople should work as
communities to deter any problem about bullying that has
emerged.Community wide strategies are effective in preventing
bullying.Assessing the most affected group help to solve the
problem of bullying once and for all.
People should work as communities to deter any problem about
bullying that has emerged. The school culture and climate are
essential factors in the anti-bullying writing guard that can be
considered. This is because the school climate refers to how the
students and teachers feel about their presence at school every
day. School climate is influenced by a number of factors, such
as; adult/student interaction, structure of buildings and
classroom, and the feeling of safety and trust while at school.
Community wide strategies are effective in preventing bullying.
Assessing the most affected group help to solve the problem of
bullying once and for all.
*
ConclusionTo sum it up, since bullying is a psychological
problem that is acquired, it can be stopped.People should be
taught on the consequences of bullying.Both policies, laws and
also community action against bullying should be put in place
to prevent the action from hurting the people.

5. To sum it up, since bullying is a psychological problem that is
acquired, it can be stopped. It is important to note that bullying
affects the targets, bullies, and witnesses of the act. Bullying
does not affect the youth only but it is a problem at all ages.
Countless volumes of research have come up with “anti-
bullying” programs, and despite increased media scrutiny of the
vice and campaigns against the act, the vice remains a thorn in
the sole that has to be removed and eradicated from the social
platform. Bullying is a social issue that is complex and requires
a lot of determination, courage, and leadership to address. In
addition, people should be taught on the consequences of
bullying. Both policies, laws and also community action against
bullying should be put in place to prevent the action from
hurting the people (Goryl, Neilsen-Hewett &Sweller, 2013).
*
ReferencesBender, D., &Lösel, F. (2011). Bullying at school as
a predictor of delinquency, violence and other anti-social
behaviour in adulthood. Criminal Behaviour And Mental Health:
CBMH,21(2), 99-106. doi:10.1002/cbm.799Ferguson, C. J.
(2013). Anti-Bullying Programs Could Be a Waste of
Time. Time.Com, 1.Goryl, O., Neilsen-Hewett, C., &Sweller, N.
(2013). Teacher education, teaching experience and bullying
policies: Links with early childhood teachers' perceptions and
attitudes to bullying.Australasian Journal Of Early
Childhood, 38(2), 32-40.Hon. Berlin, R. States Attorney, &
Hon. Darlene, J.R. Ed.D., Superintendent. (2011). Best
Practices in Bullying Prevention and Intervention. Retrieved
from http://www.dupage.k12.il.us/main/anti-
bullying/pdf/BestPracticesManual.pdf http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=sa1iS1MqUy4

6. This is what the teacher had to say so far.
David. As you revise over the next week or two, you may want
to work on adding more content to both your introduction and
conclusion. An example is a good way to begin the essay, so
you might include one to help the reader understand this
technology vs. budget issue. You could also include some
quotes from interviews with people who support the use of
technology in schools. You could also expand your conclusion
and include more of a summary of your main points, and then
conclude by emphasizing your persuasive point. Remember to
keep in mind the idea that the readers will want to know what
you want them to do or believe, while incorporating your Big
Idea for a solution, so think about including some more
specifics in the thesis statement to emphasize you main point
Unit 6 Project
Methods of Preventing Bullying In Schools
Bullying is a grave social problem in our communities, schools,
and homes. In most cases bullying is dismissed a ‘rite of
passage’ that affects the adolescent. However, research findings
are in contrast to this assertion because they have proven
beyond reasonable doubt that bullying is an acquired behavior
that is learned and can be detrimental to the physical, academic,
emotional, and social development of all parties involved in the
act. It is important to note that bullying affects the targets,
bullies, and witnesses of the act. Bullying does not affect the
youth only but it is a problem at all ages (Goryl, Neilsen-
Hewett, & Sweller, 2013). Countless volumes of research have
come up with “anti-bullying” programs, and despite increased
media scrutiny of the campaigns against the act, the vice
remains a thorn in the sole that has to be removed and
eradicated from the social platform. Bullying is a social issue
that is complex and requires a lot of determination, courage,
and leadership to address. With an increase in technology that

7. has provided rapid and impulsive communication, this has only
opened up an increase in bullying than never experienced
before. This has called for immediate response in addressing the
social menace. It is in line with this that this paper
acknowledges the fact that, to promote the prevention of
bullying school administrators, educators, and socially
dominant figures need to work together. The paper will look at
ways of preventing bullying at both the school and community
level.
Before this paper ventures further in describing some of the
possible solutions that can be implemented to prevent bullying,
it is important to state what bullying is and what it is not.
Bullying is defined as any form of severe physical or pervasive
act that includes communication in writing, electronically that
is aimed at a student, or a group of student and it could have the
following effects on the target:
· Placing the target in reasonable fear of harm either in person
or their property
· Negatively affecting the students’ mental or physical health
· Substantially negatively affecting the students’ performance
academically or
· Interfering with the ability to engage and benefit from
activities, services, and privileges provided by the school
On the other hand, some conduct although closely related to
bullying are not classified as bullying and these conducts
include:
· Mere teasing
· Talking trash
· Trading of insults
· The expression of beliefs and ideas, as long as the expression
is not profane, lewd, or in any way intended to harass or
intimidate another.
In an effort to prevent bullying which is very prevalent in our
schools, some states such as the State of Illinois have come up
with legislative measures that require schools to grow and
implement substantial policies that would help in preventing

8. and intervening in student bullying. In a more advanced effort
to prevent bullying, the Illinois State has stated under its laws
some statutes that are aimed at preventing bullying schools.
For example The School Code: 105 ILCS 5/10-20.14. This law
requires the district to develop and sustain a parent-teacher
advisory committee that together with the school board should
develop policy guidelines on pupil discipline, to furnish a copy
of the policy to parents and inform its pupils of the contents of
the policy (Berlin & Dalen, 2011).
The Illinois Criminal Code; Harassing and Obscene
Communication Act, 710ILCS135/1 clearly prohibits comments
that are intended or lewd to offend either via electronic
communication or via telephone. It also prohibits
communicating to a minor under 13years with the aim of
harassing or threatening them as it terms such an act bullying
(Berlin & Dalen, 2011).
Putting into consideration that nearly all students could be
perpetrators, witnesses or targets of bullying, and knowing the
fact that bullying could negatively affect the school climate and
students’ welfare. This calls for immediate action. The
inclusion of multifaceted approaches in an effort to reduce
bullying in schools has been dimed to possess a higher chance
of success in reduction of bullying. Inclusion of joint programs
that could register success includes:
· School-wide component, which are focused on creating
awareness, monitoring, training, and assessment of bullying in
our institutions (Bender& Lösel, 2011)
· Intervention programs for students who most often have been
perpetrators or targets of bullying.
· Classroom learning that is aimed building skills such as
empathy and problem solving in an effort to curb bullying.
Social and emotional learning is a bullying prevention
mechanism aimed at ensuring that students do not fall victim to
bullying by equipping them with social and emotional skills.
This technique is aimed at ensuring that students are equipped
with necessary life skills that will help them to effectively

9. handle life challenges, and help them thrive not only in their
learning environments but as well as with their social
environments. This mode of learning helps students manage and
recognize their emotions for others by caring and showing
concern and the establishment of positive relationships that will
reduce bullying in the schools (Bender& Lösel, 2011).
The school culture and climate are essential factors in the anti-
bullying, which should be considered. This is because the
school climate refers to how the students and teachers feel
about their presence at school every day. School climate is
influenced by a number of factors, such as; adult/student
interaction, structure of buildings and classroom, and the
feeling of safety and trust while at school (Goryl, Neilsen-
Hewett, & Sweller, 2013). This clearly shows that in order to
prevent bullying, both the society and school have a mandate to
create a school climate that promotes trust and safety to the
students. A healthy school climate should have the following:
· An environment that is conducive and supportive to learning
· An environment that allows room for effective interaction and
communication
· A good environment that promotes self-esteem and a sense of
belonging
The school climate goes line in line with the school culture. The
school culture should be one that does not tolerate bullying but
allows the peaceful coexistence of all students. Dr. Phillips a
researcher in student bullying once said that, “If people do not
improve, programs never will. By improving the school culture,
almost any focused program of improvement will see positive
results.”
On the other side, parents and social institutions such as
churches and other places of worship should be in the forefront
to instil good morals to the children. They should constantly
discuss with the children the negativities of bullying and why it
is a barbaric act, giving valuable reasons as to why they should
avoid the act (Goryl, Neilsen-Hewett, & Sweller, 2013).
It should be well noted that bullying is not a problem in itself

10. but rather the difficulty lies with the policies that run our
institutions. Most of these policies have lax penalties for
perpetrators of bullying and therefore creating a haven for
bullying escapades. If only the policies could be amended and
stricter measures put against bullying, then it would be a sure
bet that bullying would be extinct in the near future.
References
Bender, D., & Lösel, F. (2011). Bullying at school as a
predictor of delinquency, violence and other anti-social
behaviour in adulthood. Criminal Behaviour And Mental Health:
CBMH,21(2), 99-106. doi:10.1002/cbm.799
Ferguson, C. J. (2013). Anti-Bullying Programs Could Be a
Waste of Time. Time.Com, 1.
Goryl, O., Neilsen-Hewett, C., & Sweller, N. (2013). Teacher
education, teaching experience and bullying policies: Links
with early childhood teachers' perceptions and attitudes to
bullying.Australasian Journal Of Early Childhood, 38(2), 32-40.
Hon. Berlin, R. States Attorney, & Hon. Darlene, J.R. Ed.D.,
Superintendent. (2011). Best Practices in Bullying Prevention
and Intervention. Retrieved from
http://www.dupage.k12.il.us/main/anti-
bullying/pdf/BestPracticesManual.pdf
Unit 5 Project
Bullying is one of the problems that many college students are
facing. There are different types of bullying and students have
suffered for quite long in silence. The first step I feel feasible is
to visit a number of colleges and collect information about
bullying. With this step, I feel that I will help in dealing with
bullying by getting to the root of the matter. The big question in
this case will be why students bully others. I will do so with an
aim of helping bullied students recover from the various
possible strategies, (Anonymous, 2013). Some of the strategies
will include getting a guest speaker to explain how one could
recover from bullying instead of suffering in silence. Getting
validation and recognition, talking to someone and seeking
medical care are among other ways of recovering from

11. bullying. Secondly, I will ask one of the workers in
rehabilitation centers explain the reasons why students bully
others. These reasons range poor upbringing to violence in the
home as one was growing up.
I have been saddened by the increase in bullying cases and I
cannot just continue to sit and watch. It is the highest time that
we talked about bullying from the perspective of why bullying
occurs. It will be easier to stop bullying than to cure the harm
that comes afterwards. Some students feel that bullying is fun
and choose to do it. They need to be aware of how hurting it is
and the ugly scars it leaves to the victim, (Goody, 2013).
Others think it is a way of creating popularity, expressing their
strength and control and in others it is a defense mechanism.
Most of these students had a tough background and it will only
be fair to research on the reasons as to why students bully
others to help fight the vice.
References
Anonymous, (2013). Why Does Bullying Happen? Retrieved 15
Nov 2013
< http://schoolangels.com.au/bm/resources/bullying/why-does-
bullying-happen-010508.shtml>
Goody J. (2013). Recovering from the Pain of Bullying and
Finding Confidence as an Adult. Retrieved 15 Nov 2013 <
http://tinybuddha.com/blog/recovering-the-pain-of-bullying-
and-finding-confidence-as-an-adult/>
I am also attaching unit 7 presentation.