The Importance of Bullying Prevention

Bullying is important to me because I’ve been through it before, and I go through it now from time to time but once you learn how to manage it you feel stronger. And it’s also important because it can cause someone to end their life, someone shouldn't have to feel so miserable that they decide they want to take their life away and it makes me very sad for them and their family. But people who have been through bullying will see a bright side eventually and they will feel stronger and I love seeing people overcome their bullying experiences."

• Shilah, 8th Grade

Bullying prevention is important to me because when you bully you could cause someone to kill themselves. When you bully you aren’t making anyone feel better, you're just making everyone feel bad. If people stopped bullying so many people would still be living. "

• 8th grade student

Bullying prevention is important to me because if I was being bullied I would want somebody to help me. And I want other people to know that bullying can cause a lot of damage to other people and students. First, bullying can cause student depression or suicide. Second, when parents lose their child that can hurt them, too."

• 8th Grader

Bullying prevention is important to me because bullying should be stopped and we need to find a way to prevent it. I want adults and other people in my life to know that bullying can cause kids to have a hard time in school and social media. Bullying hurts people and can cause them to be insecure about themselves. Cyber bullying can make a person have anxiety or depression. Cyberbullying happens mostly in school because there is a lot of drama between two students and they want the other people in the world to see."

• 8th grade student

Cyberbullying can lead to things like depression or hurting yourself. If you are getting cyberbullied, tell an adult, or something I would do, is confront them. YOU SHOULD NOT GET CYBER BULLIED!!!!"

• 8th grade student

It's important so kids won't feel bad about themselves and harm themselves. Also because somebody can be going through something and if they're getting bullied that doesn't help. Plus if you bully someone they might harm themselves or others and do really bad things."

• 8th grade student