I think that compared to other schools Groves actually does have less bullying. Groves has created a safe and accepting environment for all students. I think this may be due to the fact that there are so many clubs and groups within our school that allow all different types of students to be involved and make connections with each other. Because there are so many diverse and unique ways to get involved in our school I think it helps everyone to feel like they’re apart of the school and refrain from bullying. Also our school seems to be very accepting of the gay community, we have day of silence and recognize October as LGBT month. I think the fact that our school not only recognizes this month, but also makes announcements on the fan about bullying that happens to homosexual’s helps people to realize that it’s not ok to discriminate due to sexuality. Although I like to think that Groves is a bully free zone I’m sure that some students do get bullied and hassled. I think that the parents of the bullies need to take responsibility for their child and help them to understand that what they are doing isn’t ok. But it is not solely the parent’s responsibility it is also the responsibility of the other students who witness the harassment or bullying, they shouldn’t join in and laugh or simply walk by they should do something to help. Here is a video that I think the fan made reference to last year involving harassment of homosexuals.
Teasing and bullying are just some things that I think will never fully go away. When prejudiceness is being used, and feelings are getting hurt on a daily basis, that's crossing the line of just teasing. I feel as if the school is responsible for keeping an eye out on bullying, mainly because that's where most bullying happens at. It's very rare that a student would stop their peers from bullying other kids, that's an adult's place. If the family of a victim is aware that their child is being bullied, then they're responsible as well for their child's well being. Parents should notify the school and they both should get together to stop the problem, because most likely, no one else will. Usually the child or teen is too scared to speak up, and is in need of help and a support system. Personally, I think Groves does a good job with bullying, compared to other high schools. I see a little teasing every now and then but I've never witnessed anything major. Our school has 0 tolerance for bullying which is great. We have house rules in every classroom, but I'm not so sure that a simple poster influences the students, but I think just simply a lot of the kids in the school were brought up with morals and respect.
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