Prevention of Bullying [part 1]

Statistics show that “1 in 4 teachers see nothing wrong with bullying and will only intervene 4% of the time”(dosomething.org). These awe striking figures most certainly show us that this is not just an “at home” project. Bullying is something that should not be taken lightly and it should be focused on throughout our lives and in all of our doings.

         The best way to solve the problem of bullies on school grounds is to allow teachers to intervene but to make sure they understand what to do when intervening. This solution is the best because it brings an indifferent third party into the argument. If the teacher knows how to properly handle the situation they can talk through the problem with both the bully and the victim in order to understand the situation as a whole. The largest cost of teacher intervention is upset parents who feel that the teacher should not get involved in a situation. The benefit of a teachers involvement is being able to better understand why their students have made the decisions they have. If the teacher ends up discovering that their student is having trouble at home and they can help that definitely outweighs the cost of upset parents.