Facts but Bullying n Elementary Schools

If thr s n thing dread m children facing whl n school, t s bullying! vrn hs heard but th kid wh uld nt tk t n longer nd chose t tk his/her wn life. r but th n wh plotted gnst ths antagonizing him/her n daily basis. vng three children n th sm school, n lws resort t skng questions suh s: "Ds nn bother ur brother n th bus? Wht but n school?" nd, ls talk wth thr parents wh hv smlr concerns. wvr, shuldn't th schools b addressing ths issue mr pro-actively? Fact: rdng t School Bullying Statistics nd Cyber Bullying Statistics, n 2007, Pennsylvania ranked 4th s n f th worst stts t live n t avoid bullies n grades thrugh 12. I live n Pennsylvania nd suh statistic s scary! wvr, mst f th studies ut thr deal wth middle nd high school age children (6-18 years ld). Whn r w going t lk t th origin f problems, rthr thn tr nd remedy thm n th ltr years? Fact: rdng t th School Survey n Crime nd Safety (National Center fr Education Statistics), conducted n 1999-2000, 26% f ll public elementary schools reported tht bullying hns daily r t lst n week. n 2003-2004, 24% reported suh occurrence. Elementary schools must address bullying nt nl wth ll school personnel (administration, teachers, aides, janitors, lunch crews, t.), but wth parents nd students. hs hs t b deliberate! Fact: rdng t "r W Safe?: h 2000 National Crime Prevention Survey" (National Crime Prevention Council, 2001), 75% f children r victims f bullying durng thr school years. wvr, but 50% f th parents n ths survey dd nt s bullying s problem fr thr children.

We, s parents, n n longer blv tht th teasing tht ws (ws t rll ?) whn w wr n school, continues t b OK! Fact:According t th Bureau f Justice School Bullying Statistics nd Cyber Bullying Statistics, ths children n lower grades reported bng n tw s mn fights s ths n th higher grades. wvr, thr s lower rate f serious violent crimes n th elementary level thn n th middle r high schools. Such statistics shuld tll us tht th problems dd nt bgn n middle r high school. h problem began earlier nd th signs r thr. W must practice prevention nt remediation. Fact: rdng t questionnaire developed b researchers t Lucile Packard Children's Hospital nd th Stanford University School f Medicine (Science Daily, April 12, 2007), 9 ut f 10 elementary students hv bn bullied nd nrl 6 ut f vr 10 hv participated n sm form f bullying themselves. Children m b quick t pinpoint bully (smn wh clearly intimidates nd m vn attack thr peers); hwvr, thr r thr forms f bullying tht young children m nt recognize r identify s such. Is thr n easy solution? f course nt! ut, w nnt continue t ignore ths problem s kids enter school nd must deal wth positive nd negative social situations. Parents must b md aware tht ths s nt 12-18 year ld problem. hs s 5-18 year ld problem nd th sooner w address t, th lss w will hv t re-teach children. learned behavior s lot mr difficult t change s time progresses! To learn more about this topic & participate in discussion please visit

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