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Wed, 19 Dec, 2018

Should Students Who Bully Others Be Expelled?

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Introduction

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Bullying is defined as one or more people engaging in direct negative activities towards a target, such as teasing, threatening, beating, or stealing. Victims are frequently picked on because of their weight, clothing choice, gender preference, skin colour, language, disabilities, and various other factors that vary from person to person. 

Some people believe that bullies should not be expelled because they rationalise the act and attribute a reason behind that kind of behaviour. While it is true that bullies might have their reasons and might be going through things in their personal life leading to their behaviour, there need to be dire consequences since their behaviour is so detrimental to other people.

Body

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Victims of bullying often suffer from low self-esteem, feelings of inadequacy, problems regulating rage, and isolation. This arises due to their experience of being treated as inferior or weaker. There is sufficient evidence to establish that the victim is strongly negatively impacted in instances of bullying. 

Hence, the victim's emotions should take precedence over the bully's. The bully opted to purposely injure a person without regard for their feelings and hence should be penalised. Even in cases where instructors are bullies, all bullies must be removed from schools! 

Teachers as bullies can cause just as much harm to a child, if not more. The victims of torment may end up skipping school, quitting learning, etc. People who have experienced bullying as children, when they reach their youth, tend to have considerably more mental health issues than their peers who have not. 

Aftermath

teen getting bullied by colleagues

Youngsters shouldn't attempt to settle issues related to bullying themselves as in most situations. Just trying to talk it out amongst themselves does not usually solve the issue. Adult intervention is often required. Hence it is wiser to address guardians, instructors, or elderly folks, whom the kid trusts.

Additionally, it may be worthwhile to restrict the viewing of murders, battles, and brutality on TV and the Internet for youngsters, as this content can lead to them becoming bullies.

Conclusion

To reduce bullying, it is essential to spend class hours discussing the perils of bullying and the benefits of a considerate outlook toward the people around you. It's pertinent for schools to provide therapy sessions to develop tolerance and empathic thinking in relation to others so that the growing generation can understand how their peers feel in a given situation. 

The problem of  bullying is indeed complicated to eradicate from schools immediately. Still, all participants deal with this problem in the educational process (teachers, parents, students), and it is possible to remove bullying gradually.

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FAQs

  1. What is bullying?

It is an act of teasing, beating, threatening, or stealing. The bully teases the victim for their appearance, social status, or other factors.

  1. Does bullying affect the victim's personality?

Yes, bullying leads to low self-esteem and depression. It can leave severe scars on a person's personality and lead to suicidal behaviour.

  1. What should a victim do to get out of this torturous loop?

The victim can talk to their parents or their friends, and then they can ask the authorities to take serious action against the bullies. 

  1. How should one deal with a victim?

Usually, these kinds of people are shy about their bullying experience and hesitate to share their feelings. You should be patient and kind with them.

  1. What can be done to avoid bullying at school?

The schools must have informative sessions to develop tolerance and empathic thinking in relation to others so that the growing generation can understand how their peers feel in a given situation. It can help in avoiding bullying at school. Additionally, they should also have a therapist that victims of bullying can go and talk to.

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