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BillyMartin

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Fightinginschool
Heyfatty!Abullysaysashehitsaheavysetkid,andpusheshimtotheground.Theheavy
setkiddidnothing,becausehewasafraidofgettingintrouble.Theprincipalcomesandbreaksitup.
You'rebothsuspended,hesnaps.
Studentsinschoolshouldbeabletodefendthemselveswithoutgettingintroubleforfighting.
Onereasonstudentsshouldbeabletodefendthemselvesisthatthepresentpolicythatdeals
withfightinginschoolsdoesnotworkthewayitis.TheEducationlawandStudentrightsarguesifa
studentishitbyanotherstudent,andhitsback,theschoolsusuallydeemsthismutualcombat,and
suspendsbothkids,regardlessofwhostartedit.Theinsertionofthewordsexceptinselfdefense,in
theEducationCodeoftendonotregisteronaschool'sradarandtheysuspendanystudentifthey
engageinanyformofphysicalaltercation,evenifthestudenthasnootherchoiceIfeelthatkidsat
schoolshouldnotbepunishedforselfdefense.Whyshouldyoujustsitthereandtakethebeatingeven
thoughyou'regonnagetsuspendedanyway?Whywouldyoujustsitthereandtakethebeating?No
youshouldstandupforyourself,butnotgetintroubleforit.
Anotherreasonstudentsshouldbeabletodefendthemselvesisbecauseschoolbullyingisareal
problem,andantibullyingcampaignsdontwork.Theymakethingsworse,andcancausemore
problems.Thesenobullyingcampaignshavebeengoingonforawhilenow,andfromwhatIseethey
don'twork.AccordingtoaTIMEmagazinestudyTheauthorsexamined7000kidsat195different
schoolstotrytodeterminechildandschoolinfluencesonbullying.Surprisingly,theauthorsfoundthat
childrenwhoattendedschoolswithantibullyingprogramsweremorelikelytoexperiencebullyingthan
childrenwhoattendedschoolswithoutsuchprograms.Thisshowsthatthesecampaignsdon'twork
andmightmakeitworse.
Manypeoplewillsaythatfightingshouldnotbeallowedinschool,butthesepeopleare
unawareofhowbadthebullyingsituationis,andevensomelawmakersagreethatpoliciesneedto
changed.somestatisticsfromMBNBDare,Itisestimatedthat160,000childrenmissschooleveryday
duetofearofattackorintimidationbyotherstudents.Source:NationalEducationAssociation.
Americanschoolsharborapproximately,2.1millionbulliesand2.7millionoftheirvictims.DanOlweus,
NationalSchoolSafetyCenter.15%ofallschoolabsenteeismisdirectlyrelatedtofearsofbeingbullied
atschool.71%ofstudentsreportincidentsofbullyingasaproblemattheirschool.282,000students
arephysicallyattackedinsecondaryschoolseachmonth.90%of4ththrough8thgradersreportbeing
victimsofbullying.FromWSMV.com,evenstatelawmakersdisagreewiththisandsaylawshouldbe
changedStateRep.TerriLynnWeaver,RLancaster,andStateSen.ReginaldTate,DMemphis,are
sponsoringthestudentselfdefensebill,whichwouldeliminatethenotionofzerotoleranceandallow
studentstofightbackindefenseofthemselvesortostepinandfightindefenseofafellowclassmate
withoutfearofpunishment.
OverallIthinkthatkidsinschoolsshouldbeabletofightinselfdefensenomatterwhat,and
Notgetintroubleforfighting.Alsobecauseofthebullyingpolicieswehavenowtheyneedtobe
changedtomakethingsright,andmakeitfairsokidsdon'tgetpushedaroundandbeatup,andjustsit
thereandtakeitandsuspendedforit.Whatdoyouthink?

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