Bullying

Tell us your ideas about preventing bullying — and dealing with it when it does occur. Do you think laws like the one in New Jersey will help reduce instances of bullying? What do you think teachers and schools can do to improve school culture and reduce bullying? What approaches do you think can be effective? Do you see this problem getting better, worse or staying about the same in your school or community?

What I can say to prevent bullying is when it happens to you just try to avoid it. Don't let nobody put you down. But if you are the type to become afraid you can go to the principal office , you can go to your parents better yet you can go to your older sister or brother. When it actually happens to you I think that at first you can try and handle it yourself. If it doesn't work when you try and fix it yourself you can resort into something else. I absolutely think that the law in New Jersey will be heard. No one wants to be in jail and I certainly think a middle school student wants to go down that road. Nobody's innocent at all. Whether your young old short tall rules apply for everyone.. What teachers can do about the situation is when they witness someone being bullied instead of them trying to run and get the principle they need to take matters into there own hands resolving the problem. If a bully is being witnessed and a teacher tells them to stop and they continue on doing what they do they teacher is enforced to send that student to the principle office they whatever happens to them happens. To be honest I really don't think this problem can be resolved. You have kids who would change than you have the kids who just don't care. I mean I understand where they are coming from with the whole state law's , but I don't think it would really make a difference whether they have it or not cause there will always be bullying it would never come out of exitence.