Sorrell+Velez

=Sorrell Velez= =Jeff and PG= =College Bound 901= =May 30,2013=

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=People say now at days that bullying has become a big problem. The truth is that bullying was always a problem. Media exposure has changed the way people look at bullying. People now see that bullying is a big problem and are making changes to fix the issue. Cyber bullying is one of the new ways of bullying. Everything you write or do on the internet stay on there forever. New laws have been made against bullying and cyber bullying. Lastly anti-bullying education and bullying prevention is now taught in most .= = = = Cyber bullying is one of the new forms of bullying. In the article “[|Cyber bullying]” Michelle New says “bullying is no longer limited to school yards or street corners, modern-day bullying can happen essentially 24 hours a day.” Its sad but its true, if the bullying has access to the internet he or she can taunt the victim at anytime. Everything you put on the internet stay there forever, it never goes away and other people can see what you put up. Not only you are exposing other people when you cyber bully but you are exposing yourself too and you can get in big trouble for this because there are new laws against cyber bullying. = == = New laws have been made against bullying and cyber bullying. In the article “[|U.S] [|education and state bullying laws] ” ed.gov asserts that 46 states have anti-bullying laws and 41 states have anti-bullying policies as models for schools. This is great step in bullying prevention. Also ed.gov states that “from 1999 to 2010, more than 120 bills were enacted by state legislatures from across the country to either introduce or amend statues that address bullying and related behaviors in school.” A lot is being done in the states and the education department to prevent bullying and its all because of the media exposure. = = = = = = Anti- bullying education and bullying prevention is now being taught in most schools. This is done to prevent bullying and make students think twice before they bully someone. The big question is if we should rethink the anti-bullying strategy or do students even pay mind to or even care about the anti-bullying strategy? The answer is yes. We should rethink our strategies and grab the student’s attention and show them that bullying is a big issue and something has to be done about it. In the article “[|Anti-bullying strategies]", Meredith Melnick states that "kids involved in bullying were once a victim of bullying and these kids most likely have low self-esteem. Bullies can also have depression, anxiety or any other mental health problems. These issues can lead to lasing out and to self-harm." = = = = Media exposure changed people’s point of view on bullying. Now everyone sees what big of an issue bullying is. Cyber bullying has changed the way bullying works. Now bullying can happen 24/7 it’s no longer in school only. New laws have been made to prevent bullying. These laws can make kids think twice before they bullying someone because of the consequences. Lastly, most schools teach anti-bullying education and bullying prevention. Bullying is has always been a big problem and it still is now. These behaviors can impact someone’s life a lot. For example it can lead them to anxiety, depression, and other stress related disorders but for every problem there is a solution. Now that there are so many anti-bullying laws you can speak up and tell somebody like your parent or teacher. You can even approach the bully and talk about the problem face to face. Either way something will be done to solve your problem and things will change and get better. = media type="youtube" key="vSwxN0E6dos?feature=player_detailpage" height="360" width="640"