Alex Sirna

Ms. Ouderkirk

ENG 170

5/2/21

The mission of The Bullied Haven Organization is to make bullied students feel welcome and accepted by others and to spread awareness about bullying, what the effects of bullying are, and how to help stop or prevent bullying from occurring. The vision of the Bullied Haven Organization is to get rid of bullying inside of schools. Bullying is defined as unwanted aggressive behavior towards someone that is usually repeated towards another person. It has been reported that 20% of students between the ages of 12 and 18 in the United States are bullied and that about 33% of the world’s youth is bullied. It was also reported that only 46% of bullied students between the ages of 12 and 18 tell an adult at school about the bullying they face. This is important since it likely means that most bullied students do not trust teachers enough to tell or believe that telling teachers will not help their situation. Bullying is a serious threat to the victims due to the possible long term effects that it can have on students that can change the rest of their lives. Some of the possible long term effects of being bullied are suffering from depression, anxiety, doing poorly in school, and even dropping out of school completely. The long lasting effects of dropping out of school can be not being able to find a good job, resulting in economic or financial difficulties for these people. This is an issue that needs attention because of how it will affect the students in the long term. If these issues are not addressed, there will be more people who will drop out of school and ruin the rest of their life by not being able to get a job that they may need to support themselves. 

 

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