Bullying affects not only those being bullied but everyone.
Kids who are bully are more likely to suffer with depression and anxiety, have health complications and struggle in school. They may start to skip school or drop out completely rather than deal with being bullied.
A statistic I found was that "A very small number of bullied children might retaliate through extremely violent measures. In 12 of 15 school shooting cases in the 1990s, the shooters had a history of being bullied."
The Kids Who bully others are more likely to engage in violent and other risky behaviors into adulthood. Such as alcohol and drug abuse as adolescences and adults, they fight, and vandalize property, and drop out of school. They engage in early sexual activity and have criminal convictions and traffic citations as adults kids who bully others as more likely to be abusive toward their romantic partners, spouses, or children as adults.
The Kids who witness bullying are more likely to have increased use of tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs and experience increased mental health problems, including depression and anxiety and they also skip school.
Bullying isn't good for anyone involve and it leaves everyone changed. Below are some Websites to visit if you or someone you know has been affected by bullying.