"Bully" is a documentary about bullying in US schools. The lives of several children and the bullying they face are documented in the film. Many of which commit suicide in response to constant bullying. The film can be found on Netflix and on Blueray/DVD. The film's main goal is to be an advocacy tool against bullying. http://www.thebullyproject.com/
I was amazed and disturbed at how severe the bullying is in certain schools and how poorly the school administration handled it. The school administration did next to nothing to stop bullying and had a,"There's nothing we can do about it, it's just the way it is." attitude. There's definitely a huge negative health impact due to bullying in schools in both mental health and physical health. Mental health is most effected by bullying. http://www.makebeatsnotbeatdowns.org/facts_new.html Here are some statistics I've found. I can't bet my life on the accuracy on these statistics because none are cited. One disturbing statistic is that 1 in 20 students have seen another student with a gun at school and 71% of students have experienced being bullied.
In order to combat bullying schools should promote and reward students for standing up to bullying and making friends with those who are at risk. Teachers and administration should also do a better job standing up to bullying when it is seen. I think awareness and promoting a positive environment is most important to stomping out bullying instead of a passive wait until something goes wrong and punish system.
(Artifact 10)
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