What can i do, and what can i suggest teachers do to stop bullying in schools? Thanks Beau I know it can't be stopped, but it can be reduced. Even ways to stand up for the victim. Things like that. Please star this. I would like for this to be featured to raise awareness about bullying in schools. Thanks to the other 7 who have starred this! So everyone know, i do not get bullied. However, people at my school do and I would like to know how to help them! Thanks
Best reply by Mariam Y:
Have a spokes person/guest come in and talk about bullying. Not in one huge assemble though, cuz then everyone will be talking to their friends, but in a classroom. That usually gets the kids more aware. Maybe have a day where they can learn some simple defensive techniques from attackers (bullies) in gym class or something... Bullying in school isn't gunna stop (sorry) but making it evident that it'S happening is important. Maybe put a whole bumch of flyerws around the school that says, "Hands Off Smiles On!" or "Let's STOP Bullying" or "Bullying Bites!" Good Luck
Read the original question here I am a student. How can i help stop bullying at my school?
Tell them who is bullying someone and what they do. They will handle it from there. Maybe they will take it to the Principal.
there is no way to et bullying out of the schools im sorry to say
call your school head will do a better job then teachers, some of the teachers wont even give a damm
Nothing.teacher(s) sometimes just don’t care., or are fed up…like the kids..just do what YOU can do..and thanks..people need BIG brother around sometimes when a bully thinks its his right to harass others. He is very much mistaken..my Asp, Taser , and Glock(with conceal and carry permit) says other-wise..now you..NO weapons in school..unless its College and you have permission from the dean.
First you don’t fight back you use words to fight back it worked with me i made a bully cry but that and How?
You have to know the bully and his weakness he bullys because he thinks his tuff when his accually not he just expereanced being bullied in the past so he thinks he could be alot stronger by being a bully too but its accually ruining his life but yeh what you should suggest to STRICT teachers is that you should get them face to face with the bully and tell the teacher to say you think your tuff around other people but how tuff do u think you are now when im around
I am an ex student, now studying to be a teacher. My school had a thing called the bully box, this is where if a student was to scared to dob on some1 for bullying they could write what the person did on a piece of paper and the bullies name onto a piece of paper and put it in the box at the front office. It was completely annonomouse unless a person wanted to disclose there identity. deputy principal would empty the box at the end of the week and talk to any1 about incidents reported in the box. (this idea was started by a year 7 student in 2000, and still runs today – so it must work.) However as technology has become more advanced the school set up an email address for the bullybox. This is not as confidentual though, however the teachers do not disclose names of the students who dob.
Ask for a meeting with your vice principal or principal to discuss it. They should have an anti-bullying program active and if not, you should research one and ask them to introduce it. If they brush you off, speak with student & parent bodies and teachers who can help you see it introduced. Teachers can patrol the grounds on breaks and parents should be called in anytime there’s a fight or case of bullying. In extreme cases if the school won’t help, students should have their parents tell the school they are considering pressing charges and ask for the bullies parents to respond – if nothing is done then, contact the police.
Record it! Take your camcorder to school. Then show the video to everyone u can think of.
If you see someone getting bullied, try to interfere. tell the bully that what he is doing is wrong, and threaten to tell a teacher if he continues. Then alert some teahers and watch for developments.
If you know/are freinds with someone who is bullying, take them aside, and speak to them about it. If it continues, notify teachers. This is not dobbing, and do not feel bad if you take action. You are concerned about the feelings of others and you are doing the right thing.
Also, talk to your teachers about developing some kind of bullying policy, that clearly outlines the punishments you will recieve if you are bullying. We have that at my school, and bullying levels are very low.
Hope you found that useful.
people will tell about the standard protocol like talk to the bully, then teachers and then parents. i’m all for it and you should do that if possible, but the practical and effective way is grab a weapon and beat him up, thoroughly. make sure nobody sees you. i find the best way to stop a bully is not be a afraid and stand up for yourself. then you actually find the bully is actually a wimp in the end. works on gangs too. you do have to be fearless and willing to go to the end.
you can stop bullying at school by making the the guilty aware of the worst consequences of the act by taking examples of similar scenarios from the web wherin the guilty have being punished changing their normal course of life making them feel terrible on remembering their deeds
HI,I was told by my girls principle ,that in all his years of expierience,that a bully is really not brave at all ,he said he didnt aprove of fighting ,but in my daughters case,with the girl that was making her life a living hell,he told her to fight her and give her an ass whipping,he told us a story,about a bully,that just would not stop making HIM ! not want to even go to school,one day he had enough,he fought him ,kicked his A and from then on they were best friends,i guess my point is! somtimes you have to give them a taste of thier own medicine,i used my own words to tell you what he had told ,he did not use any bad language,i know you are looking for a non violent answer,i just dont think ther is one ,by the way my daughter whipped that girl ,she was the biggest wimp,she cried,and they also became best friends,the girl didnt bully anybody anymore,so if they only get what they are giving is the only way that they really understand what they are doing to other people,they do it because of fear of it of it happening to them,they arent tough at all,so they make people fear them,after they feel what they do to other people then most of them stop,unless they are truly a bad ass,and a trouble maker.sorry that my answer was about fighting back, but it works.FROM KATHY A!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tell your Mum…My son was being bullied/beaten up at primary school, aged about 9. The school said the bully’s Mum was to blame, he came from a poor background, etc. etc. I waited after school for the bully to come out, and grabbed him by the throat, pushing him into a hedge…I then informed him if he had any complaints about being beaten up by someone bigger than he, tell his mummy, and I’d take her on in court…He never bothered my son again…
Beau:
There are lots of resources on line, like:
http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/index.asp?area=main
http://www.bullyingschool.com
Also check with your state department of education. They may offer free resources to schools. Talk with your student council, a respected teacher, and/or school administrators about implementing a “no bullying” program.
And most importantly, set a good example for others.
i think it is really considerate of you to want to help but i myself have tried and ive tried it once too and it does help but not enough
Unfortunately, I think, that until all adults can be convinced that bullying is a problem, we’ll always have bullies.
I was bullied as a child – and I got it to stop by knocking the daylights out of a kid. But, this isn’t a solution.
When my child gets bullied, this is what I’ve done.
I keep a journal of what exactly is happening. (You should too, if you’re the one being bullied. Always keep a record – date it, and outline exactly what’s happening. Tape record it, video, whatever you have to do)
If you have a school handbook that states something like “every kid has a right to be safe in school” use this to your advantage. A kid who gets bullied apparently doesn’t have this right.
I speak to the teacher. (which, as a rule is useless, but part of the chain)
If possible, I talk to the parent. (Sometimes this helps, but it depends on the parent)
If these 2 things don’t work, I have a letter that I send to the principal, parent, and teacher which outlines exactly what I’m going to do if th bullying continues. If it happens again, the letter says:
I will go to the school, and insist on the cops being called.
I will insist that the bully’s parents be pulled away from work (esp since I’m calling the cops on their kid)
I will demand a report.
All documentation I’ve collected to this point will be put in an envelope and will be delivered to the school board.
I’ll get a lawyer.
I will sue the pants off the parents, the school board and anyone else involved.
I send this letter to the principal, vice principal, teacher, and I request (in the letter) that the letter be put in my kids file and the bully’s file.
They usually don’t do this, but, since I have a copy, a hard copy and computer copy, I don’t worry about it – it’ll be their butts, not mine.
This is *my* zero tolerance rule for bullies. I don’t put up with it, period, and I make life miserable for everyone till it’s resolved.
Once I start talking lawsuit, the adults take notice. They realize I’m not going to let my kid get bullied because they can’t control their kid. Amazing how fast they learn when money is at stake.
Raise awareness!!! Show them what it is to be bullied. Tel them the consequences so that they will think about it twice before doing it!!
guns = no more bullys
i am also a student that sees bulying at my school what i have come to notice is that if that person has friends people tend to lay low either that or peole just have older sister’s or brother’s that are school legends
dont..!
lol
Potentially good solutions include
Talk about being bullied. Schools need to encourage students to do this and then act against bullying.
Get a buddy; friends will help deter bullying. Experts agree that bullies are cowards who won’t feel comfortable picking on more than one person at a time.
Establish behavior contracts for bullies. Some schools send bullies home for a couple days; before they can start classes again, the bullies must return with their parents and sign a contract of good behavior.
Adopt a no-blame policy. In some schools, a victim of bullying reports the situation to a coordinator, who then talks to the bully and any witnesses. There is a meeting between the victim and the bully to air their differences. Then an action plan is drawn up to solve the problem. This approach is based on the theory that being nice to people brings out the best in them and is less punitive than some other solutions. Some students also seem to feel freer to report a bully if they know he or she won’t be punished.
Take a no-bullying course. Victims of bullies must learn how to stop being bullied. They must learn to be positive, to stand their ground, to maintain eye contact, and to surprise bullies by doing the unexpected. Schools can offer such courses.
Just help stand up for the ones being bullied, or tell teachers.
Train bullied kids and make them beasts.
Or capture some mudkipz.
Probably you tell teachers to travel the halls frequently. also is you see someone bullying tell the nearest adult around.
im new on this but wateva…
u prbly get picked on cause its funny to pick on u
lol
and besides
if u get picked on its cause ur weak and/or weird…
so heres ur answer
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get stronger
get friends…
not quiet friends cause dat jus makes u a target
dont be actin all gangsta unless u really be gangsta
and u aint gangsta unless u carry brass blades or guns wit u all da time…
mite not be da most polite answer… but its true
I decided I was going to give a good talk to my class I had last year about this major issue. We discussed what bullying was and wasn’t, how it makes someone feel, and what they can do when someone is bullying them. What it amounted to is the student who is getting bullied could say to the person with firmness that they do not have the right to treat them that way and walk away. We also discussed how having more students with you will help. I tell the students that bullying is just a way for others to feel good about themselves by putting someone else down and it’s not okay. Whenever I would see it happening in the classroom, I would address it every time with deep conviction and seriousness that the students knew it was a big issue that I wasn’t going to allow one single bit.
Two words: Chuck Norris.
tell the teacher talk to the or just ignore them
It should and must be reported. Starting with the Principal to every teacher in the building. Every parent should receive a memo on every complaint of any harassment or bulling going on. This is a very dangerous situation that isn’t taken seriously
but it should be. good luck!
well i would advise you to allow the principal handle this situation,but you can give him your concern on it.if that does not work take it to someone bigger than him and don’t do it alone get friends to help and if there afraid go for it on your own. i feel it is a big deal to you handle your business and stop this at your school. you can make it happen. for real. i wish you luck keep us updated!!!
why do you want to stop i am a bully too it is fun
You should report this to the taecher or stand up to this bully.
Work out. Get bigger. You would have no problem scaring off at least the guys smaller than you. Not trying to promote violence, just intimidation. It ‘s probably the only realistic method to solving your problem.
i don’t know… it seems like it can’t be stopped or reduced.
people tell you to fight back, but that seems to make things worse most of the times. people tell you to go tell the teachers or someone else, but the bullies threaten you even more…
so what IS there to do?
Hi Beau,
What worked very well for my kids was to sign up and actively take (3-5 times a week) martial arts classes. It gave them a lot of self esteem, and after a few months my daughter decided to put straight the biggest bully in her class with great success. He decided to try it two more times, and she just, let’s say re-arranged him. After that he, and the lesser bullies never bothered her or her friends again.
Just make sure that your parents are behind you, since I had also three meetings with the teacher and the pricinpal of the school. Funny enough those people thought that my girl attacked the bully! Can you imagine, they even admitted to be very well aware of the bullying behavior of the kid in question.
I would recommend any type of martial arts that you would like and feel comfortable with. It is not only good for your self esteem, it gives you tremendous self-discipline, a very good physical condition, it probably will help you improve your grades in school, and best of all, it only takes one time to gain respect of every bully around you. Don’t missuse your newly gained power though and become a bully yourself.
Good luck,
Jay (father of two)
You should stick up to the bullies at your school. Show them that your not afraid of them. It may not work at first so then you have to make alot of others act as if they are not afraid of them and it may help.
Why is the victims bullied? One of the things that has to be done is to help the victims directly, give them advice, and make friends with them if you want to intimidate th bully, as their victims are in a larger group.
My school has no bullies, not evident. This is because the bullies are looked down at by stronger and even better people…leaders. That is why, no one dares to become a bully.
you need to toughen up
even if your not the one getting bullied
or even if you are the bully
bullies just bully to feel better about themselves
if you stand up to a bully he will feel insecure
thus, solving your problem
An excellent book: The Wounded Spirit, by Frank Perriti
This book would be great for every teacher to read, as well as students. It has an accompanying study guide for group discussion/study. You might suggest this to your school counselor and see if he/she would be interested in leading some sessions with both teachers and students with this book as a guide. I suggest you read it before you suggest it, so that you can explain some of its content. The book does have a Christian backdrop, so if that is a problem in your school you might consider sharing it and the idea with your church youth leader.
It wasn’t the only reason, but I actually pulled my son out of a very expensive private school due to a few years of bullying, some minor and some out of hand, etc. I tried several times to speak with teachers, counselors, principal four times and got nowhere. I finally got them to have an assembly, but to no avail. The kids just started passing threatening notes instead of saying it straight to the other children. There is no way to watch everything. Children are sneaky, smart and know which buttons to push. Then when a child fights back, he is punished also. I believe the child being bullied needs to be able to stand up for themselves in some way. If you see someone being bullied, try to get them out of the situation. I always stood up for kids being bullied and I am small. Sometimes bullies won’t stop until someone stands up to them. I found that to be true in most cases. Maybe you could make posters and start an anti-bully group. It takes a group of people standing up to stop it, not just one.