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Jon Carmichael, 13, of Joshua, Texas, committed suicide on March 28, 2010, after being teased by classmates because of his small size. . In July 2008, Jessica Logan, 18, committed suicide in her closet after months of alleged abuse from her Ohio classmates. Phoebe Prince.( n.d .).
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Jon Carmichael, 13, of Joshua, Texas, committed suicide on March 28, 2010, after being teased by classmates because of his small size. In July 2008, Jessica Logan, 18, committed suicide in her closet after months of alleged abuse from her Ohio classmates. Phoebe Prince.(n.d.)
Phoebe Prince, 15, of South Hadley, Mass., killed herself March 29, 2010, after allegedly being raped and enduring months of teasing by classmates in person and online. Eric Mohat, 17, shot himself in March 2007 after his parents say repeated bullying incidences were ignored by his school district in Mentor, Ohio. Megan Meier, 13, hung herself in October 2007 after receiving mean messages on MySpace. The 16-year-old boy with whom Megan had been communicating turned out to be a fabrication created by a Missouri mother who lived near her. Phoebe Prince.(n.d.)
Bulling Among Teenage Girls:uncovering constructive and effective anti-bullying Soledad Unified School District Board of Trustees Monica Santibanez Collaborative Health and Human Services Concentration: Social Worker
Problem Bullying is a growing problem with ineffective awareness and critical limited resources in our public schools.
Contributing Factors to Bullying: • they learn the habit of bullying at home • they're insecure • they want to get attention and be popular • they have personal issues • repeated negative actions • seeking power, control or material things. eduguide (2013) & stakeholders (n.d.)
Depression Suicide Low self-esteem Long-term emotional scars Serious physical injury Violent revenge, aggression EduGuide(2013) Effects of Factors to Bullying
Solutions: • Campaign • Programs • Keep programs continuous • Funding • Training • Involvement PROMOTE ANTI-BULLYING
Recommendation: • Detect factors of bullying before it escalates • Keep awareness on bullying ongoing • Encourage teenagers to speak up • Make a safe haven for victims • Promote! Promote! Promote!
References Info on preventing bullying, harassment, violence, online bullying and school bullying (2010). Retrieved from http://www.bullyingstatics.org • Girls Who Bullying: What, When, Why, and How (2013). • Retrieved from http://www.eduguide.org • Bullying (2013). Retrieved from http://www.girlshealth.gov • NASP Resources (2003). Helping children achieve their best. In school. At home. In life. • Retrieved from http://www.nasponline.org • WiseGeek. (n.d.) What is physical bullying. Retrieved from http://www.wisegeek.org/what-is- • physical-bullying.htm • Bullying (2012). Just Another Longwood Blog Site. Retrieved from http://www/blogs.longwood. • edu • Phoebe Prince.(n.d.)-Victims of bullying-pictures-CBS Retrieved from http://www.csnnews.com