school bully (Bullying in Schools)

Member Name: truffellady

Product:	Bullying in Schools
Date:	06/07/09 (30 review reads)
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Advantages: none

Disadvantages: long term effects

Bullying in schools is a part of the growing up process, I was lucky in the fact I never got physically picked on as I was always one of the biggest in my class however I was always very quiet and was often bullied due to my size and weight. I was the butt of many jokes and my appearance became quite a big issue to me.

I was by far one of the bullied kids that got off lightly, there was a girl in my class who didn't have many friends, she had a short temper and got constantly bullied, I always wondered why she come to school every day to put up with abuse, I myself avoided school as much as possible with only 56% attendance in my final year.

Then one day whilst talking to this girl, not long after christmas, I asked how her holiday had been and she answered with such great honesty, her dad came home drunk christmas eve and all the presents went on fire, then the whole family got a christmas beating, it dawned on me that she came to school because the bullying at home was much worse.

Bullying in any form is appalling and unfortunately leaving school doesn't mean the bullying will stop, some times the bullies just get older and never grow up, being a child is hard and this is the case even if your the bully, it is hard to fit in and I don't think anyone every fully feels like they belong.

Bullying can make you stronger and for years I ignored it and put up with it however there is only so much you can take and I now have a social anxiety disorder which is due to the years of name calling and jokes.

The most worrying thing is that nowadays bullying as gotten worse, with mobile phones and the internet bullies are finding more and more ways to get to there victims and there are also more serious attacks taking place. Bullying no longer stops when you leave the school gate.

I know that by being bullied I missed out on a lot, mainly a full education. I passed my GCSE's but didn't go on to collage or university in fear of the same treatment.

I have no idea how the schools or parents should deal with the problem and with 2 young children I worry they will get bullied or even worse be a bully.

Summary: it as always been there its just getting worse