Impact of Bullying and Interventions

Impact of Bullying and InterventionsKelli PiperataI. IntroductionHarassment and bullying in schools is non given the attention that is needed to correct the problem. In the article, low Violence, A Neglected horizon of School Culture, David Dupper and Nancy Meyer-Adams bring attention to the issues that educatees face due to bullying and harassment. In this essay, I will aim to demonstrate the assorted types of bullying, the impact it has on students and steps that posterior be taken to implement change within schools to correct these deviant behaviors.II. Bullying in SchoolsBullying in schools is a form of harassment that includes psychological and physical deviant behaviors towards opposite students. Some forms of this bullying include social, physical, cyber and verbal abuse. According to the article, A Neglected Aspect of School Culture, there argon different reasons for students beingness harassed by other students. For females this can be because they argon pretty enou gh, or they are not dressed in the style of clothes that is currently the trending fashion. For boys there can also be multiple reasons for peer harassment such as, not being a part of a sports team and not having received strengths that other male students whitethorn have.III. Other Forms of HarassmentBullying can take on different forms of harassment that is not always by fellow students. Peer sexual harassment is another issue that students face this form of harassment is broadly speaking directed to the female student. Unwanted sexual comments, spreading rumors, grabbing a student, sexual jokes and gestures are some of the common forms of sexual harassment. Moreover, these actions can make a student self-conscious, uncomfortable and embarrassed, and not want to attend classes. A bigger issue with peer sexual harassment is that numerous students that are perpetuating these acts feel that they are not doing anything wrong, that it is a part of school life. Another disturbing i ssue is that there are teachers and personnel who witness these acts and yet they do nothing to reprimand the students that are par victorious in these deviant acts.Another form of bullying can be directly attributed from teachers. This is a psychological form of abuse however, it has been taken to physical levels as well. Teachers are in a position of authority and sometimes that authority role has taken advantage of by the teacher. on that point have been incidences of teachers mistreating students by employ fear mongering tactics that include yelling, threatening, and embarrassing students in front of others. In addition, there are some cases where teachers also physically battered students by smash them or grabbing them forcefully.The sexual orientation of students seems to be one of the prime targets of harassment by fellow peers. A student who is gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender often are targets of prejudiced fears of others. There is often physical and verbal out l ashes towards these students, and often teachers and faculty do nothing to intervene or protect the victims in these situations. According to the reading, many times teachers, guidance counselors harbor the same feelings and may also act out on these feelings in the same manner as the students perpetrating these acts.Religious, cultural and racial bullying are also forms of harassment seen in schools. Students that do not share the same dominant religious ideologies can be targeted and ridiculed by other peers and persons of authority. Additionally, cultural differences are also a problem for students. Students and teachers who believe that the culture of others is perhaps weird or wrong are looking at it from a perspective of ethnocentrism. Furthermore, racism is also a part of bullying. Individuals who see someone that does not share the same skin color or has dissimilar features and bounce these notions onto other students is racial intimidation.VI. How Does Harassment Affect St udentsStudents are affected in numerous ways due to low-level violence. In some cases, harassment can cause a student to take their own life, in other cases these victims can pushed so far that they retaliate and cause extreme harm upon others. Although taking their own life or inflicting harm on others may be extreme, they still in fact happen. However, there are less extreme implecations that are much more common for victims of bullying. Some of these effects may shape the rest of their lives, such as low-self-esteem and students dropping out of school. Additionally, students that are harassed may withdraw from their studies and feel isolated from social activities. This in effect hurts students outcomes on their grades as well as their overall experiences both socially and academically. Hazler (1994) stated thatTheir grades may suffer because their attention is being drawn away from learning. Being repeatedly victimized may push even good kids to extremes, such as kickoff fights or bringing weapons to school to exact vengeance on their tormentors, and even students and adults who are witnesses are affected in that they must deal with the lowered self-esteem and expiration of control that accompanies feeling unsafe and unable to take action. The result is children and adults who do all they can to avoid recognizing when someone else is being hurt.V. How to Implement ChangeThere are a number of ways to implement change within the school systems. One way is for parents, teachers and faculty members to not tolerate these types of behaviors. When they witness an exclusive bullying or harassing a student they should intervene and take the appropriate actions to stop this from reoccurring. In addition, teachers and faculty members should attend workshops that are properly educating professionals on how to deescalate and get across these situations. Overall, the change must come from the culture within the school, in order to achieve this, school should embrace and promote diversity, positive reinforcements and a no border approach towards individuals who choose to perpetuate acts of bullying and harassment.VI. ConclusionBullying and harassment is a growing problem within schools that is not being addressed properly. Students are not the only ones that are perpetrating these acts, school faculty are sometimes also ones that are guilty of these behaviors. The victims of low-level-violence are often faced with negative and long impacts including low-self-esteem and sometimes victims seek out retaliation against their perpetrators. There are ways to implement change and create a diverse atmosphere for schools but certain guidelines, techniques and procedures need to be put in place for faculty and teachers.ReferencesDavid R. Dupper, Nancy Meyer-Adams. Low-Level Violence, A Neglected Aspect of School Culture. Jeanne H. Ballantine, Joan Z. Spade. Schools and Society. Thousand Oaks, California Sage Publications, 2015. 200-208. Print.