INTRODUCTION

 As we all know bullying is an issue that has been rampantly affecting not only the youths
but also the adults in the world today.
 Bullying is termed as a form of abuse that uses power and dominance to those that are
weaker and less powerful. Bullying comes in all shapes, sizes, and subtleties.
 It exists in various social groups, social classes, and is found all over the world. It could
be physical, verbal, social and cyber.

FACTS
Been Bullied:
 According to the National Center for Education Statistics and Beaurue of Justice, about
20% of students ages 12-18 experienced bullying.
 Approximately 30% of young people admit to bullying others in surveys.

Bullied Others:
 Approximately 30% of young people admit to bullying others in surveys.
 Seen Bullying:
 70.6% of young people say they have seen bullying in their schools.3
 70.4% of school staff have seen bullying. 62% witnessed bullying two or more times in
the last month and 41% witness bullying once a week or more.3
 When bystanders intervene, bullying stops within 10 seconds 57% of the time.

Been Cyberbullied:
 The 2017 School Crime Supplement (National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau
of Justice) indicates that among students ages 12-18 who reported being bullied at
school during the school year, 15% were bullied online or by text.
 The 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention) indicates that an estimated 14.9% of high school students were
electronically bullied in the 12 months before the survey.

How Often Bullied:

 In one large study, about 49% of children in grades 4–12 reported being bullied by other
students at school at least once during the past month, whereas 30.8% reported
bullying others during that time.
 Defining "frequent" involvement in bullying as occurring two or more times within the
past month, 40.6% of students reported some type of frequent involvement in bullying,
with 23.2% being the youth frequently bullied, 8.0% being the youth who frequently
bullied others, and 9.4% playing both roles frequently
PROBLEMS

Problems for Victims

 Bullying can cause life-long negative psychological effects on a victim of a bully. A victim
will often suffer through the abuse because he is ashamed or he doesn't believe that
change will happen if he tells. He also may fear retaliation. A victim of a bully can end up
fearful of others and may be unable to cope socially. A victim may become withdrawn
and his school work may begin to suffer. A victim may turn around and bully someone
he determines to be weaker, thus perpetuating the problem.

Problems for Bullies

 A bully may also have life-long issues related to bullying. The Center for Problem
Oriented Policing gives some examples for why a bully turns to picking on someone
weaker such as abusive influence in the home and peer group influence. If the peers of
the bully agree that someone is socially different, they may encourage the bully's
behavior. According to a study by the Fight Crime Organization, nearly 60 percent of
boys who researchers classified as bullies in grades six through nine were convicted of at
least one crime by the age of 24. The bully may be experiencing abuse at home or have
problems adjusting at school so he lashes out at someone weaker.

EXAMPLE
One of the cases of bullying is the video of a 9-year-old kid with dwarfism who has suffered at
the hands of bullies. It is shown in the video that the child wanted to end his life to stop his
suffering.
We can say that bullying causes the person to have trauma and low self-esteem which is some
cases leads to suicide.

Even though there is already a bill regarding anti-bullying under R.A No. 10627 we cant still fully
irradicate bullying cases. However, we can somehow reduce the number of incidents and
impacts of violence resulting from an improved safe and secure environment.

One of the ways to reduce this incident is by trying to discipline yourself first to avoid doing this
kind of act. By taking a stand and pledge to not tolerate any kind of bullying by that you are
showing the person that is being bullied that you care, will listen and be there for them. Show
awareness to your family, friends and other people.