Statistics:There are many types of bullying that takes place, but the 2010 statistics show that 2.7 million children are bullied each day. This is about 2.1 students. Seventy-one percent of students see bullying as a problem in their school. It is the leading cause of death under the age of 14 by suicide and according to a study by the Yale school of medicine there is a strong connection between suicide and bullying. The rate has grown by 50% in the last 30 years, but I could not find an exact number of deaths that occur due to bullying. The reason for this may be that the death is not listed as a direct cause of bullying and it may be assumed that it is an indirect cause.It is estimated that 160,000 children miss school every day due to fear of attack or intimidation by other students. Source: National Education Association.71% of students report incidents of bullying as a problem at their school.90% of 4th through 8th graders report being victims of bullying.
Suicides over bullying:
Here is just a few cases: http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-04-13/news/bs-md-ho-blue-for-grace-20120413_1_cyber-bullying-anti-bullying-mourners
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/08/rachel-ehmke-13-year-old-_n_1501143.html
http://hiphopwired.com/2012/05/24/7-year-old-detroit-boy-commits-suicide-over-bullying/
http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2012/05/harlem-boy-commits-suicide-after-harsh-bullying.html
Then it tunrs to violence:
Now comes the violence: Feb 27th 2012 bullied boy shooting killing one, wounding 4.BLACKSBURG, Va. — Long before he killed 32 people in the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, Seung-Hui Cho was bullied by fellow high school students who mocked his shyness and the strange way he talked. Perry Hall High school shooting 1st day of school, Baltimore County Md. Shooter was bullied says peers?.. The Florida mom arrested for choking a boy who bullied her daughter on Facebook admits she "lost it"...Thats just it HOW MANY of our children and parents are going to have to lose it before something is done? How many LIFES are going to be lost? We need a bullying class in schools from elementary to high school whats 20-30 mins a day to teach are kids about bullying? They are not being taught @ home and our kids are doing 90% of this in school and its effecting OUR kids and for life. Sign my petition so we can make a change that can save children's life's. At this point the school systems are not doing enough saying there will be NO bullying is BULL... its happening and its happening everyday. Its reported and more needs to be done about it stricter punishments ( suspension ? ... and if that doesn't work then send them on there way, if you are going to torture a person to the point of suicide or shooting someone you do not deserve to be in the school system its to learn not to destroy someones life and many others. Parents talk to your kids and not just once all the time keep reminding them how important it is to be kind not say mean things to other kids, laugh at them if they are upset or make a mistake. Do not make fun of their clothes or shoes, hair or glasses and etc... remind them how THEY would feel if it was them. There needs to be rules set first offense warning and note goes home to parents apoligy to victem. Second offense parents called suspended written apoligy to vcitom. Third offences LAST one expelled out of the school 3 strikes your OUT. This needs to get into our kids NOW and young once they are in middle school and have not got this bullying under control it will just escalate and be huge :(
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Sincerely ,Elizabeth Barnhart
Sincerely ,Elizabeth Barnhart