STOP Bullying!

President Obama’s Anti-Bullying Campaign is a nationwide campaign to put a stop to bullying. The Obama’s take bullying very seriously; it is no small matter for them. The campaign title speaks directly for the purpose of it. Their campaign is not just about putting a stop to bullying, but it is also about educating parents, teachers and children on how best to combat it. President Obama’s campaign is a world issue because bullying and cyber-bullying happens everywhere. It does not just happen in the DMV area; it is a worldwide issue that needs to become immobile.  President Obama is a good example to represent the campaign because if you have been the victim of bullying you know, how the kids who are bullied feel. He has been the victim of bullying so he understands and is taking a stand to avoid it from happening to anyone else anymore.

  The result of bullying can cause somebody or people getting hurt or can possibly lead to death. Today, bullying is a big problem and it is getting out of hand. This article is about another anti-bullying campaign and it explains some of the outcomes of it as well. According to the government, around one-third of school children in the United States are bullied by fellow students, or about 13 million children.

Most of the time, kids who bully other kids were bullied themselves or grew up seeing others (i.e. parents, siblings, and other family) get bullied. Bullying needs to be taking very seriously and the parents need to have a sharp eye out for that type of stuff. It is kind of the parents fault because when their child comes home and tells that they are being picked on, most of the time the response is “he is just being a kid, and kids will be kids.” Yes, kids will be kids but it depends on how long the picking on someone goes on and also how far they take it. Parents get so caught up on the saying “kids are just being kids” in reality they are blinded to the truth.

Some parents do not want to hear or say their own child is the bully. If that is the case they need to step in and be the role model to show their child that bullying is wrong and can be harmful. There have been many cases where people have been bullied and they turned around and killed their self. In order to prevent more people from killing their self because of bullying you can talk to a teacher, a counselor, your parent, and etc.

Lastly, if you are a bully in school it is a high chance that might have a criminal record when you get older, because you carried your bullying habits from the school to the real world. You do not get suspended in the real world like you probably would in school. If you bully someone in the real world and it leads to them killing them self you can possibly get sent to jail.