Long Term Effects Of Bullying

Susan Greene
PSF 5377
Capella University
Dr. Nathan Moran Introduction

Bullying has become a tidal wave of epic proportions. Although once considered a rite of passage, parents, educators, and community leaders now see bullying as a devastating form of abuse that can have long-term effects on both youthful victims and older individuals. We are now realizing the long-term effect bullying has not only the victim and/or offender but on our society as a whole. What the justice system once consider a normal part of juvenile behavior, starting in their early childhood, and continuing on into their adulthood has now taken on proportions of which is being handled and addressed by the court systems. In this paper I intend to address what we
I will report these findings in groups.
Group 1- In regards to legalities of the child who is accused of bullying, they have to admit to and are responsible for their actions. They are sent to a counselor to find why they have behaved in this In addition to adhering to all policies set forth to correct this behavior. Which include but is not limited to counseling, behavior modification, anger management and meeting guidelines set in place (Perkins, Perkins & Craig, 2009).
Group 2- Each state has their own laws regarding bullying, which ever form it may be. Tennessee school systems have implemented policies which are followed to the letter when bullying has taken place within the school. In the event the parent does not or will not follow policies, the laws allow the Department of Human Services to step in and take whatever action they deem necessary to help the child who actively bullied, investigate their home life, investigate the parents background and if necessary take them to court for them to be held responsible for their child (Burch, R. E., COURT OF
When we talk about bullying, we are talking about a destabilizing force that not only disrupts the school environment; it disrupts young lives in serious, far-reaching ways, with dangerous academic, health, and safety consequences. Bullying starts early; that bullying is widespread; that it escalates when unchecked, and that it takes many forms. With the increasing use of social networking sites and text messaging, the face of bullying is changing. Previously, an incident may have involved girls bickering with each other over boys on the playground. Today, insults – and retaliation for insults -- are not only made face-to-face, they are also posted on a classmate’s Facebook profile for all to see. As the internet becomes today’s playground, the previous distinction between what took place inside and outside of school is disappearing (Ericson, N., 2001).
Unsurprisingly, teachers are now spending time mediating conflicts between students that began online or through text messages. What’s more, the apparent anonymity offered by technology can lead to more vicious insults. It is apparent that children are willing to push the envelope in cyberspace and say malicious things that they might not otherwise say in person. Never before has particularly cruel harassment from school persisted as long as it does and even now online (Stewart & Fritsch,