The document explores bullying in schools, starting with a project initiated in an English class aimed at addressing bullying through essays and a proposed code of conduct. It highlights the various forms of bullying including emotional, cyber, and social alienation, and emphasizes the urgent need for effective anti-bullying policies due to alarming statistics and tragic consequences. The authors advocate for creating a safer school environment and the potential societal benefits of reducing bullying in their community.

1. Bullying VS Our Education
By: Pavel Georgiev, Olivia
Miller, Jose Esquer-
Romero, Melody Fields, Jeffrey
T. Stoll, Holly Davis, Paulina
Flores, Cassandra
Garcia, Kendall Chapman, and
Luis Escalante

2. Background Info
This project started when we
began our Bullying unit in our
English 9 class with Mrs.
Trongale. Throughout this time
period, all assignments were Once this unit was ending, we
focused on cases of bullying were assigned to write an
and incidents with students at essay in which we would
different schools throughout provide evidence of bullying in
the world. Not only were these schools around the country and
cases gruesome and incidents in which victims
horrible, but it was shocking to would go to extremes to end
know that one person could end this torture. We also had to
the life of one of their peers. It present a Code of Conduct for
really was an eye-opening our own school which clearly
experience and we learned to stated the consequences of
respect others for who they are. bullying or any unruly behavior.

3. Bullying is…
Bullying is different for all people. That is
why it is so hard to encompass bullying
and control it in school. But, it is not
impossible to try, which is exactly what
we are trying to do, and to implement in
our school.
In general, bullying could be defined as
teasing, calling names, or physical
fighting. But there is such deeper levels
to it, including emotional and cyber-
bullying.

4. Social Alienation
This is when a bully excludes
someone from a group on purpose
in order to make them feel bad. It
can also include spreading rumors
about them.
Intimidation
When a bully threatens someone
and frightens them to make them
do the bully’s bidding
Cyber-Bullying
This is done by sending
messages, pictures, or information
using electronic
media, computers, and cell
phones to hurt that person.

5. The people who bully Bullying can happen
others are obviously very anytime: before or after
easy to point out at any school, or during school.
school, but it may surprise Sometimes, it may even
you that almost every kid is happen during class and
a bully. Once one kid is the teacher may not even
bullied, it is like falling notice. That is why it is vital
dominoes, they eventually that staff is always on the
bully another person and lookout for trouble.
so on
The 4 W’s
Again, bullying can occur It has been proved that the
anywhere: inside a behavior bullies emit at
classroom, out in the school usually comes from
quad, or at the park. It can home. That is where they
happen in unexpected learn to act and respect
places at any time, making others and there may be a
it hard to control, especially flaw at home, such as a
in such a large school. divorce, abusive
parents, etc.

6. Personal Entries
 These are some interviews that  (Insert video here)
we had with students at Eastlake
High School. This not only
proves that bullying is indeed a
problem at EHS, but it also gives
reason for us to create a new
Code of Conduct for our school’s
benefit.

7. Global Examples
 Bullying has become such a problem in schools and
keeps rising as time passes by, and it does not seem
to stop. Recent studies reported by The Malibu Times
show that about 2.7 million students are bullied each
year and about 25% of these students are bullied
through means of technology. Bullying, if
unchecked, can lead to tragic consequences, usually
suicide or violent acts.
 One of the most recent incidents include 13-year-old
Seth Walsh from Tehachapi, Calif., hung himself after
years of being bullied because he was gay in 2010. In
response, California Governor Jerry Brown signed
legislation in Oct. 2011 creating Seth's Law. The new
law requires school districts to implement policies and
procedures that prohibit
discrimination, harassment, intimidation and
bullying, and a system for reporting and addressing
complaints of such instances.

8. Global Examples
 Although suicides have usually
occurred to gay, lesbian, or
transgender teens it is not the only
cause of it. One example would be
15 year-old Phoebe Prince, a new
student from Ireland, reportedly
suffered months of nearly constant
stalking and harassment, and
committed suicide after weeks of
bullying on Facebook and at her
high school. This boy to the right
plead not guilty and ended up with
a misdemeanor charge and 100
hours of community service. How
is it possible that someone who
led a girl to her death end up
serving community service?

10. Effects of Bulluing
How does this affect our school as a whole?
 If bullying does continue at the rate that it is
going on right now, it will not be long before
bullying becomes unstoppable at EHS.
Students will be killing themselves, bringing
guns to school for raids, and our motto will
be devalued; “Where Today's Learning
Shapes Tomorrow’s DOOM”!
 On the educational side of it, students will be
getting lower grades on CSTs, SATs, and
ACTs and will not be able to get a full
education. Which means that will mark our
school as low-ranking and budgets will be
cut and it won’t be possible to return to the
status we have so firmly held on to.

11. Effects of Bullying
How does this affect society in the end?
 If we become one of the lowest-ranking
schools in our district, our community will
also be affected. Everyone will drive past
Eastlake High and smirk, children will have
to resort going to Otay or Mater Dei, which
we know are nowhere near our pattern of
success we maintain at this moment.
Also, the real estate market will drop more
than it has already, no one will want to live in
this part of town because who would want to
go to a school that will allow terror be
bestowed upon you and surely lead you to
failure?

12. Solution &
Benefits

13. Benefits
 If we do create a Code of Conduct  Focusing on the community, if
for our school, and eventually the Eastlake High School does
Sweetwater Union High School become a more sought-after
District, it will help our school school, more people will want to
become even more recognized move to this fantastic and safe
than it already is and will in result community. Which will increase
become more prestigious and house purchases (or apartment
sought after by students and their rentals) and give rise to new
families. Inside our own school, it businesses and services. Eastlake
will help it become a safer haven would become a role model for all
for students to focus on their other communities and/or cities.
studies and their social life without
having to worry about being
judged. Bullies, by that time, will
become so miniscule that it will not
be such a big problem as it is right
now and therefore students will be
discouraged to break the rules.

14. If we do apply this new Code of Conduct to our school, in just
a matter of years we can consult with the SUHSD Board to
propose implementing it in all of their schools. Supposing
that it would be successful in the majority of the
schools, there is no reason why we cannot go all the way
to county/state or, in a distant future, country! One great
example of a situation like this one would be the program
known as AVID. It started off as a single class in
Clairemont High School here in San Diego in 1980 by Mary
Catherine Swanson. If she was able to create a program
now used in 4,500 schools in 45 states, the District of
Columbia, and 16 countries/territories, what hold us back
from stopping bullying at least in our own school? As
students, we have experienced this completely first-hand
and know how to handle these types of situations, and we
also expect great success from this new project that along
with our English teacher, Mrs. Trongale, have created.

15. THE END
Thank you for listening and have a
wonderful afternoon! 