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Students Key to Solving Bullying

Bullying has changed significantly with the rise of social media and technology. Bullies can now target their victims online at any time, leaving no escape. This constant harassment has led to increased rates of extreme bullying and even suicide among victims. While schools and community groups are working to raise awareness and support anti-bullying efforts, students may be the key to solving the problem as bullies often act out of their own insecurity and desire for acceptance. Parents must also make it clear to their children that bullying is unacceptable.

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Students Key to Solving Bullying

Bullying has changed significantly with the rise of social media and technology. Bullies can now target their victims online at any time, leaving no escape. This constant harassment has led to increased rates of extreme bullying and even suicide among victims. While schools and community groups are working to raise awareness and support anti-bullying efforts, students may be the key to solving the problem as bullies often act out of their own insecurity and desire for acceptance. Parents must also make it clear to their children that bullying is unacceptable.

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Bullying:
Students themselves may be key to solving problem Anyone who was bullied as a student –
which includes most of us – remembers that the best defense was always to avoid the bully,
if possible. If you took a different way to class, skipped lunch or darted for the door the second
the bell rang, you might just survive another day without an embarrassing confrontation. It
used to be that bullies were creatures of opportunity. If they came across a potential victim,
they would act, especially if they had an audience. They didn’t necessarily seek out their
victims. That’s how students who went to school before the age of the Internet and social
media dealt with bullies. But things have changed and those who dismiss the issue today,
those who say, “I was bullied in school and I turned out OK,” don’t understand how the world
has changed for young people. In the age of ubiquitous electronic communication, the bully
cannot be avoided. There is no place to hide, no alternate routes to take, no way to stay out
of the bully’s way. In short, no relief. Social media has left bullying victims with few ways to
escape, Andy Hagler, executive director of the Mental Health Association in Forsyth County,
told the Journal’s Arika Herron. And perhaps because of the nature of social media, the
bullying can be more extreme, leading some students to commit suicide. Gay and lesbian
students are often specifically targeted. "Nowadays with bullying, it’s more than just the
teasing,” Hagler said. “It has a lot to do with intimidation. It’s not just a rite of passage. It
becomes fear-based.” October is National Bullying Prevention month. Winston-Salem/Forsyth
County school officials are working with community groups to raise awareness about bullying
and cyber-bullying. A survey of students last year revealed that 53 percent of eighth-graders,
43 percent of fifth-graders, and 28 percent of high-school seniors agreed or strongly agreed
that bullying was a problem. Last Wednesday was Unity Day, sponsored by the PACER
National Bullying Prevention Center, an effort to raise awareness and show support for
students who have been bullied. Schools and community groups also gathered for a Bully
Walk on Saturday at BB&T Ballpark. It’s important that students themselves are getting
involved to combat bullying. They may be the solution because while bullies may seem like
fearless rebels, most often they are troubled and insecure and looking for acceptance. The
last thing they probably want is to be on the outside. Which brings us to the parents of bullies,
and you probably know who you are. Do your child a big favor and let them know that you
also think that bullies are uncool.

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