Bullying by Keanta Banks

I never really have noticed or seen someone get bullied before. I think bullying is something really serious and people shouldn’t have to go through that or witness it. We need to put an end to it. People get bullied over simple things, like the way they dress or the way they look. Those things don’t matter. You shouldn’t bully anyone. Instead you should get to know them first before you start judging them. Most of the time when people bully someone, they usually are just taking their anger out on the victim because someone has caused that anger in the bully.

            Did you know about 8% of teens try to commit suicide and about 2% harm themselves? This is what people do to themselves when they get bullied and most of them either skip school or don’t want to come to school because they don’t want to get bullied. Most teens drop out of high school when they are bullied repeatedly. The victim is usually scared to tell an adult or anyone about getting bullied, so they have to go through it. Bullying is a harmful thing.

            There are a lot of ways or things we can do to stop bullying. We can have an anti-bullying group where we can get the victims to step up to the bully and tell them they’re tired of getting bullied and that they had enough of it and it’s time for them to stop. Or the victim can go to the adult and say “I’ve been getting bullied lately and I want something done about it.” We also can have an assembly about it and have people that went through bullying before tell about their experiences and how they got it to stop.

            If I ever saw someone get bullied I would stop it. I wouldn’t want anyone that I’m related to or even close to get bullied. I would also go to a guidance counselor or and adult and tell them that I witness someone getting bullied. I would also go to the victim and ask them, “Why are you doing this? Why are you bullying someone that hasn’t done anything to you?” There are a lot of things we can do if we see someone getting bullied.          

In conclusion I want people to know that bullying is something serious. When you see it, you should step up and stop it because a lot of things can happen to the person who is being bullied. We should put a stop to it and, end bullying it’s getting old. How would you stop bullying?