Many people walk down the halls witnessing bullying everyday. Few stop what they’re doing and actually help out the victim. In fact, “It is estimated that 160,000 children miss school every day due to fear of attack or intimidation by other students” (“Make A Sound For A Voice Unheard” 1). Bullying inside and out of school needs to be stopped as soon as possible. If it's not, the number of suicides, self harming, and substance use around the world with go out the roof. It was found that kids in Sunridge Middle School often thought bullying was the biggest problem facing their school. They also thought that the school should be more alert about when and how to stop bullying if they should see it. A solution would be to bring in speakers to talk about this type of harassment, so that everyone is more aware of it.
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“Most of the teasing that goes on and constant fighting between kids. It gotten to the point where its between being popular and unpopular”. said sixth grader Isaac Cano when questioned with what the biggest problem was at his school. Another student, Brett Swanson, said that “Bullying is a serious situation that hurts students in so many ways”. Lauryn Spicknall, a future eighth grader at Sunridge Middle School stated “I think the biggest problem facing SMS students is the amount of people getting pushed around. Other people need to stop it right when they see it”. Saying unnecessary comments to people whether you think it's rude of not, can harm a person in so many ways. Everyone should be trying to help out a victim, not just a few people. There should be more teachers watching the hall to catch harassment going on, and kids should know where to go in case they see bullying. Next time you see bullying, stop it immediately, or tell someone that could help. Who knows, you could save a life.
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