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Related: About this forumOp-Ed: A Month to End Bullying
October is National Anti-Bullying Awareness Month. With one incident of bullying every seven minutes, bullying is sadly the most frequent form of violence that school-aged children encounter.
In the 2011 documentary film Bully, film director Lee Hirsch, also a victim of bullying, gives us a window into the lives of five school-aged children from across ethnic, cultural, and geographic boundaries who confront bullying on a daily basis. Their stories are unimaginably painful, but these stories are just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. The statistics on bullying are staggering.
Approximately 42 percent of school-aged children have been bullied online, with 35 percent being victims of online threats. Approximately 58 percent report that someone has said something mean or hurtful to them online. It is estimated that 160,000 children miss school every day because of the fear of assault or intimidation by other students. A staggering 77 percent of students have been the victim of some type of bullying.
Homophobic bullying targets lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) students, and those perceived to be LGBTQ. Case in point: Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover.
http://www.shewired.com/soapbox/2012/10/09/op-ed-month-end-bullying
Shuhered
(200 posts)Ben Cohen, exceptional athlete in British Rugby now has a full time Stand-up Foundatiom to combat bullies and mean people in general. Check him out and support the amazing cause. The Calendar with pictures of Ben Cohen is just spectacular beauty pure and simple. Check it out yourself.
William769
(55,148 posts)Search this Group for his post's and you'll see what I'm talking about.
Shuhered
(200 posts)Always glad to pass on the Anti -Bullying Message to kids ( and adults). My partner Robert (Big Papa)and our 2 golden retrievers (ok, yes they're our kids) all support people( & dogs )being themselves and feeling proud of who they are. Ben Cohen does that and his personal history continues to inspire me to recovery. Happy Monday to all from Cedar Falls, Iowa!!!!!!