Bullying changes children's lives

A second grader was in school one day and had to go to the bathroom. The teacher let him go and two other boys went after him; they were in fifth grade. The two boys held him by his shirt, pushed him up against the wall, and bullied him. If the second grader ever told, they would kill him. The second grader was my brother. “Bullying includes a wide variety of behaviors, but all involve a person or a group repeatedly trying to harm someone who is weaker or more vulnerable,” says firstfamilyaid.org. The major questions are: does getting bullied change a person and what should be done about bulling? “Bulling can have devastating long term effects on its victims,” says bullystoppers.com. Bullying helped my brother start drinking in sixth grade, chew tobacco in eighth grade, along with taking pills, and smoking pot. When I asked him about being bullying when he was younger, he said he had to grow up and be stronger and cooler than everyone else; he had to be the one picking on others. About 90 percent of people from fourth grade to eight grade report being bullied. This does not say about younger children because these go unreported many times. Schools are becoming more aware of bullying and trying to prevent children from getting bullied. Teachers are now telling students about bullying and making a social norm to stop this act. When adults become aware of what’s going on, rather than look the other way, they help the children. Schools are also starting groups where they pledge not to bully and when they see a child left out, they go play with that child. Although bullying will always be around, the awareness will change children’s lives and they can have a better childhood.