Bullying        2
BULLYING
Table of Contents
Introduction    3
Issue Description    3
Impact Analysis    4
Legal Analysis    6
Strategic Recommendations    7
Conclusion    8
References    10
Introduction
    The act of bullying can be described as an unwanted aggressive behaviour among people of varying age groups, ranging from children to adults. Bullying is especially common in educational institutions and it rises from a real or perceived imbalance of power. The act of bullying tends to be repetitive, that it, it has the potential of being repeated time and again. The aspect of power imbalance varies to a great extent. For instance, it can be based on physical power, popularity or even access to sensitive or embarrassing information. The act of bullying can also take place in a multitude of forms, it can be verbal bullying, social bullying, physical bullying, or cyberbullying.
Issue Description
    Bullying is an aggressive act of proving power dominance of the stronger on the weaker. This is an extremely common case in educational institutions such as schools, high schools, colleges and universities. It generally tends to occur in school environments which do not pay a significant amount of attention in the act of discipling their students in a holistic manner (Roland & Munthe, 2017). The tendency towards bullying can grow and develop due to a number of reasons. According to Dardiri, Hanum and Raharja (2020), the intention of becoming a bully can develop due to personal problems at home and problematic relationship dynamics among the family members. It can also be a result of struggling at either home or school. These kinds of children tend to garb their own flaws and drawbacks through the act of bullying others. Bullying can also be the effect of poor upbringing, where the home space does not discipline children to become kind and good natured. They are not taught to be sensitive or careful about the feelings and emotions of others, as a result of which, they bully others by exaggerating their pitfalls.
    There are several other causes for children to transform into bullies in the educational institutions. In addition to the previously mentioned causes, they can also behave in such a manner due to their attention seeking nature. There are certain instances when children do not receive adequate care, attention and love from their families, as a result of which, they tend to bully others in order to gain that attention at school. Children often tend to use their power of popularity for bullying others, so as to look down upon them. This can be as a result of the superiority complex of the bullies. Watching violent movies or playing such games can also lead to the development of a bullying attitude. Bullying also increases greatly due to the environment of the educational institutions. The institutions which do not have any space for mutual respect tend to promote and foster bullying (Yang, Wang & Lei, 2020).
    There is no specific kind of victim in bullying. Children or adults who are a bit different or are weaker tend to be bullied. The victims can be bullied for their physical weight, their race, gender, ethnicity, complexion, different sexual orientation and preferences, having a disability, be it physical or intellectual and so on (Burk, Park & Saewyc, 2018). The victims who are different from the majority of the students tend to be undermined by the bullies, where they regularly experience aggressive behaviour for being different. There are several instances of bullying where the victims are excluded from groups, which make them feel like an outcast in the educational environment. In other instances, bullies can also physically assault the victims through hitting, kicking and so on. With the advent of technology, another form of bullying has become predominant, which is known as cyberbullying. The children share hateful comments or inappropriate information online through messaging apps, social media, emails and so on.
Impact Analysis
    Bullying can have major physical as well as psychological impact on the health and wellbeing of both, the victims as well as the perpetrators. The physical as well as the psychological and emotional symptoms will be particularly visible during the school days, it will get drastically minimized on the holidays and weekends. Physical symptoms such as stomach aches, headaches, and so on are the most common physical symptoms that are observed in the children who are bullied at school. Another common impact of bullying is that the child victim starts to avoid going to schools by making different kinds of excuses (Halliday, Gregory, Taylor, Digenis & Turnbull, 2021). In addition to that,...