BULLYING IN JUNIOR AND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL

BULLYING IN JUNIOR AND MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL

 

      Bullying can happen everywhere especially in high school where problem students take the opportunity to bully their weak classmates through aggressive behavior and forcible misconduct of taking the belongings of others or threatening acts it may also involve physical and verbal treatment that is harsh and intimidating. According to psychologist this bullying behavior of a student can start at home if they have not felt the power and inner worth and value they tend to follow through and exercise this needs when they have the opportunity, they may be insecure or they may have low self esteem that they pretend to be stronger over others especially those they thought they can easily control. Later some teachers may found out when they call upon the parents that they themselves are bully and it manifest in their child’s trait that is inherent.  

      In fact most bullies are pretending to have a strong superior trait, they may pretend to be attractive nor intimidating and powerful in their acts but the truth is they have this social needs of belongingness and needs for respect that they cannot deny but they may never understand such needs that results in struggle to act on to bullying as a partial fulfillment they use power as a cover up. The teen-agers from junior high school may not be conscious about their positions and it may even grow if they are faced with another bully that results in battle and fighting in school. There are also non bullies who tried to fight back in they had enough. In most schools there are laws about bullying and other misbehavior up to the extent of kicking out the child in school.

      There are also some instances that the imbalance of power such as height, intelligence, social status against other gives the junior high school the opportunity to bully their classmates, peer pressure from group or fraternity and sorority rights can also force the students to do such acts. The effects of students who are bullied can be damaging and stressful that if it kept inside and locked it in their heart it may result it abnormalities and fear to go to school especially among the neglected students at home. The worst case that could happen to the victim is probably committing suicide that happens many times in a life of desperate students.  But if a student has been properly taught at home and in school to act socially and morally they will deal with them fairly through whatever circumstances, bullying mannerism may require so much guidance and collective attention to change its manner.

      Junior and Middle High School carries an advantage of puberty and adolescence stage to behave properly but it is also in their teenage years to be wild and outrage that resort in bullying. Psychology Professor Tara Kuther of Western Connecticut University they have also found out that bullying can be more dominant in high school if they are not properly given the write intervention among their peers. Students can be involved in a group or gangsters to exercise more force to gain power in school so they can bully even more. In their statistic shows that as much as 70% of middle and junior high school students may have experienced bullying. These activities can happen for male and female students in fact bullying is not limited to age, religion, sex and belief it is an international activity and it can happen to every students if they allow them.    

      In order to eliminate bullying of students and protect their victims Psychologist and Schools in general have stressed the following course of actions to be effective;

·         Enforce anti bullying law on various campuses

·         Parents should help their children and know their activities in school

·         The offering of extra-curricular activities and special involvement in progressive range of interest that are assured to prevent students from isolation.

·         If possible secure in the areas in school through adult supervision, security cameras and other devices that can control and monitor their activities.

·         Allow openness and reports of students especially the victims to exercise their rights and to ensure their protection that bullying is not tolerated in school.

·         Totally implement the rules and regulations set-upon for violators and aggressive behaviors of children through exercising punishment, not to scare them but to give them the firm foundation of what is right that must be exercise. 

·         Most importantly caring, respect and cooperation should be encouraged in school as early as possible.  

 

             

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