Bullycide

A term that I have never heard before but one that to me is very powerful when bullying arises and must be dealt with. That subject and term is "Bullycide." It literally means suicide caused from the results of bullying. Bullyingstatistics.org comments on how cyberbullying has taken the entire concept of physical bullying to a whole new level. The question that's before us what can be done to prevent bullycide from happening.

 

First, I would define what the problem and figure out everything that is going on. It's important for kids to be open and receptive to the help, even when they believe that all hope is lost.

 

The website bullyingstatistics.org suggests another way to prevent this from happening is to have the child journey every single situation that arises. The idea is the student or child will take this journal with all of the evidence to the principal, school counselor, or even a specific teacher. If that doesn't work, then the police is an option and the journal could be entered into evidence and a complaint could be filed against the school if that is the case.

 

It's heartbreaking to think that there are kids out there who find it necessary to end their lives based on bullying and it needs to stop. This trend needs to come to an end.