Bullying
Must Stop
Did You Know?
Statistics show bullying & harassment is becoming a huge problem. Bullying is strongly linked to suicide, which in fact bullying is the 3rd leading cause of death in the world. Bullying can lead to a large amount of problems later in the future. For the bully more often than not cases of abusive partners are filed. For the victim a strong chance of suicide, suicidal thoughts, depression and even closure from loved ones can be an outcome.
Types of Bullying
Physical, verbal, cyber bulling, sexual, prejudicial
Stories From Victems
Kenneth Weishuhn
a gay high school freshman from Paullina, Iowa, took his own life after being bullied by classmates at school and online, and with death threats by phone.
The bullying began with an anti-gay Facebook group, created by Kenneth’s classmates. His mother, Jeannie Chambers, said she knew her son was being harassed, and said that her son told her, "Mom, you don’t know how it feels to be hated."
According to his sister Kayla, the abuse that started after he "came out" was from people he had trusted: “People that were originally his friends, they kind of turned on him. A lot of people, they either joined in or were too scared to say anything.”
The bullying began with an anti-gay Facebook group, created by Kenneth’s classmates. His mother, Jeannie Chambers, said she knew her son was being harassed, and said that her son told her, "Mom, you don’t know how it feels to be hated."
According to his sister Kayla, the abuse that started after he "came out" was from people he had trusted: “People that were originally his friends, they kind of turned on him. A lot of people, they either joined in or were too scared to say anything.”
Grace McComas
A 15-year-old Glenelg High School sophomore from Baltimore, took her life on Easter Sunday, to end the pain of a cyberbullying campaign against her.
According to her father, cyberbullying had lasted for months and was carefully documented by the family. As blue was her favorite color, a social media event — blue4grace — was begun by friends and quickly went viral. The mourners at her funeral wore blue nail polish, blue-striped ties, blue jewelry, and blue dress shirts.
According to her father, cyberbullying had lasted for months and was carefully documented by the family. As blue was her favorite color, a social media event — blue4grace — was begun by friends and quickly went viral. The mourners at her funeral wore blue nail polish, blue-striped ties, blue jewelry, and blue dress shirts.
Jesse Logan
Jessica (Jesse) Logan, A senior who committed suicide after sexting a nude photo of herself to her boyfriend. When they broke up, he sent the photo to everyone else at her school. Jesse was cruelly harassed for months by the other girls at her school, who called her a slut and a whore. When Jessie’s grades dropped, she started skipping school and when she did go to school, she would hide in the bathroom to avoid being teased.
Jesse Logan decided to tell her story on a Cincinnati television station. Her purpose was simple: “I just want to make sure no one else will have to go through this again.” The interview was in May 2008. Two months later, on July 3, 2008, Jessie attended the funeral of a boy who committed suicide, then came home and killed herself.
Her mother found her hanging in the closet with Jessie’s cell phone on the floor nearby.
Jesse Logan decided to tell her story on a Cincinnati television station. Her purpose was simple: “I just want to make sure no one else will have to go through this again.” The interview was in May 2008. Two months later, on July 3, 2008, Jessie attended the funeral of a boy who committed suicide, then came home and killed herself.
Her mother found her hanging in the closet with Jessie’s cell phone on the floor nearby.
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Statistics
280,000 students are physically attacked in secondary schools each month
160,000 students miss school each day in fear of being bullied
77% of students are bullied mentally verbally, and physically
43% fear harassment in school bathrooms
Effects
Bullying is often a warning sign that both children and teens are heading for trouble and are at risk of violence. Teens (Most often boys) who bully are more likely to engage on other antisocial/delinquent behaviors. such as shop lifting, vandalism, truancy, and drug use. They are 4x's more likely than non verbal bullies to be convicted of crimes by the age of 24, with 60% of bullies having at least 1 criminal conviction.