Jeff Sag= ario

Period 4=

10/12/05=

Bullying=

I. &nbs= p; Should the Government be more involved with the prevention of bullying?=

II. Background

A. What is considered bullying?

1. Taunting and name calling is considered bullying. (2)

2. Being sexually harassed or harassed= in general counts as bullying. (2)

3. Physical and verbal abuse for example teasing and ethnic slurs are forms of bullying= . (2)

B. Why does bullying happen in the first place?

1. People with low self esteems bully others and they try to fit into a certain group= or clique.

2. Most people are bullied by others who try to make themselves feel better.

3. The two main reasons bullying happens in the first place is because of peoples appearance and social status. (3)

C. Are there laws that concern bullying and where are they enforced?

1. Most states recognize bullying as a legitimate problem and direct public schools= to create programs that will pre= vent and/or deal with bullying. (4)

2. In 2004, the bullying laws were passed and enforced in fourteen states in the U.S.A.= (4)

3. The law, Senate Bill 231, defined the term bullying and helps use school safe f= unds for bullying prevention programs. (4)

III. = Pros

A. What kind of people are effected by bullying?

1. 1. LGBT people. (1)

a. People pick on lesbians, gays, bi-sexuals and transgenders because they are differ= ent from most other people.

2. 2. Outcast teenagers or people with a different race. (3)

a. Outcasts are always bullied because they either don't fit in or they are different f= rom others in some ways.

3. 3. People with different religions or beliefs. (3)

a. Bullies verbally attack people with different religions or beliefs simply because t= hey believe in something other than what the bully or bullies believes in.=

B. What can someone do to prevent from being bullied?

1. Ignore the bully and walk away. (3)

a. Ignoring the bully may be hard but you have to walk past them with your head high to show that you don't really care about the situation.

2. Hold your anger and talk about it with someone. (3)

a. Don't show the bully that you're being bothered by them and it would help to talk= to someone about it whether it's an adult or any of your friends.

3. Don't get physical and find your true friends. (3)

a. If you use physical force against the bully you never know what they could do = back and your true friends will be there for you no matter what, regardless of t= he situation.

C. Could bullying be considered a misdemeanor and what would the consequences be?

1. You can get in trouble with the law for serious harrassment. (4)=

2. Depending on what the bully did, they could possibly go to court for their wrong-doin= gs. (5)

3. For extreme measures, a bully can end up in jail if they seriously damaged a persons mentality. (2)

IV. <= b>Cons

A. How does bullying effect someone?

1. A bully can physically effect a person. (1)

2. You can mentally effect a person also by verbal abuse. (1)

3. Some victims can't take bullying and end up hurting themselves. (1)

B. What are the disadvantages of someone being bullied?

1. People can turn into violent criminals. (3)

2. Some people can go crazy and end up doing terrible things to others. (1)

3. To other people it can bring their self esteem really low.

C. Why would bullying effect you mentally or physically?

1. People in popular groups or cliques often bully people they categorize as differen= t by excluding them or gossiping about them (phychological bullying).=

2. Bullying can effect your brain from trauma. (2)

3. They may also taunt or tease their targets (verbal bullying). (3)=

V. Solutions

A. How can laws really help or be enforced?

1. Fact

2. Fact

B. Question 2

1. Fact

2. Fact

C. Question 3

1. Fact

2. Fact