The Myth Of Cyberbullying Analysis

In the article by John Cloud, “The Myths of Bullying,” he expresses the exaggeration of the supposed growing “epidemic” of bullying that is spreading across schools. He then begins by presenting two stories that relate to bullies and victims of bullying in their own right. One of which is about a shooting at Chardon High School, Ohio, where 5 students were shot and 3 killed. The other is about a suicide at Rutgers University where the victim was supposedly tormented by his roommate causing him to jump off the G.W. Bridge. Following these events and a couple more, measures have been rushed into place in response to these tragedies--furthering the idea of a growing bullying epidemic. Though, this is most likely an exaggeration as the U.S Department of Justice reported about 37% of students reporting that they do not feel safe at school. However, these figures have remained stable the way they are over the years, supporting the fact that the bullying epidemic is just an exaggeration.

“The Myth of Bullying,” by John Cloud, expresses the idea that bullying has been considered a growing “epidemic” because of cases like the Ohio shooting with T.J. Lane and the suicide at G.W Bridge With Tyler
As stated by Dr. Stuart Twemlow, he “…recommends targeting anti-bullying efforts at either the bullies nor the victims but a third party:bystanders who watch bullying…” He states this because schools that focus on punishing the bullies and counseling the victims report more violence compared to those who focus on educating the bystanders. That way it is beµer to get bystanders to stop the bullying problem before it even begins, as they are the ones that are on the scene at the time. One simple thing from a bystander can help so much in preventing the issue from escalating. In the end, most of us are both the bully and the victim and that bullying is less than that of a contagion, but more of an unfortunate fact of