Some Info
From
http://www.npfsac.com
“The British government has recently announced an $800 million dollar plan to deal with bullying in their schools. The U.S. government has recently announced that they would allocate 3.7 million to deal with bullying in U.S. schools. Although the United States is larger than the U.K., and more populated, we are unwilling to seriously deal with this problem. […] Victims/survivors of bullying must receive counseling after they have been bullied, especially if the bullying was prolonged and consistent. Like an abused and battered wife, bullied children don’t just get over abuse and bullying when it stops. An abused child needs to be told that they were not at fault for being bullied. Bullied children need services from their schools and implemented anti bullying programs, that will help build up their selfconfidence and get their thinking back towards positive goals for themselves and their future. Many bullied children have stopped thinking about their immediate future. The only “immediate future” that they can concentrate on is, how to get from one classroom to the next without being bullied.” (Bully Police USA, Inc.,
http://www.bullypolice.org/BullyPoliceUSA.pdf)
What is your childs school doing “To prevent bullying in schools and bullying related after-effects, which include: 1) Prevention of depression, PTSD, Anxiety and Stress related conditions caused from bullying 2) Prevention of suicides caused from bullying as well as school violence of all kinds. […] A child who is known to be a bully, and is not stopped from being a bully by school officials (who legally act in behalf of parents), is a child who is a victim of school neglect. Schools must not allow a known bully to continue bullying through their school careers. Early intervention into bullying behaviors always the best and most proactive approach to helping a child who is a bully. […] According to a study of a half million Norwegian children, by Dr. Dan Olweus, (reported in his book, Bullying at School, pg. 13), many children who are bullied will become bullies themselves. The Secret Service did a study that showed that almost 3/4 of the school shooters felt persecuted, bullied, threatened, attacked or injured by bullies prior to the shooting. (See Works Cited) Bullied children feel powerless as victims and so they begin to exert power on others believing bullying will restore their personal power. Because they know what it is like to be a victim of bullying, many “bullied-bullies” feel guilt when they bully others, but continue to bully so they can fit in with their peers. […] Bullied-bullies are also at risk for suicide or suicidal thoughts and actions. The guilt they experience from bullying others may become overwhelming. Many of these children become depressed over time and they may lose control by deciding to take their life. Depression is the number one cause of suicide. (Bully Police USA, Inc.,
http://www.bullypolice.org/BullyPoliceUSA.pdf)
From
http://www.ncdjjdp.org/cpsv/Acrobatfiles/Stats_2003.pdf […] Nearly 60 percent of boys who researchers classified as bullies in grades six through nine were convicted of at least one crime by the age of 24. Even more dramatic, 40 percent of them had three or more convictions by age 24. (“Bullying Prevention is Crime Prevention,” Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 2003)
http://www.fightcrime.org/ […] Compared to their peers, kids who are bullied are five times more likely to be depressed. Bullied boys are four times more likely to be suicidal: bullied girls are eight times more likely to be suicidal. (“Bullying Prevention is Crime Prevention,” Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, 2003)
http://www.fightcrime.org/
“Lack of intervention implies that bullying is acceptable and can be done without fear of consequences. Bullies and their accomplices need to understand the harm they cause and that their behavior will not be tolerated at school. They can change. Victims are often too fearful to ask an adult to intervene, but they can start by calling
Kids Help Phone, or joining a Kids Help Phone online forum. The toll-free number is
1-800-668-6868, and the forum is at kidshelp.sympatico.ca. The Canada Safety Council anti-bullying initiative was funded by the National Strategy on Community Safety and Crime Prevention, the Government of Canada's initiative to help Canadians deal with the root causes of crime and victimization.“ (
http://www.safety-council.org/info/child/bullies.html)
