Thursday, September 9, 2010 Guest Blog about Bullying by Chelsea
Rodgers Today's blog is from our intern Chelsea Rodgers. Chelsea
is a student at University of Michigan Dearborn. She is pursuing
a degree in the marketing field. I hope you enjoy her post on
bullying. -Read Something great! Going back to school can be fun
and exciting for some kids, for others, it can be scary. Most
children look forward to seeing old friends and making new ones,
but just as so many are ready to go back to school the same
amount or more are afraid of being bullied all year long. School
bullying is becoming a daily event at schools. How can parents
prepare their children? In the U.S. 30% of teens are involved in
bullying by being the bully or being bullied. It is something
that has gotten out of hand and under the radar for too long. A
lot of officials do not see bullying or do anything about it.
People think being bullied is like a right-of-passage, that it
makes kids stronger, it’s not. Being bullied causes kids to be
scared,