The effect of bullying on children at school

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The contemporary issue focused upon in this assignment is (bullying in school)

I have chosen to discuss about this issues because as a parent I have an interest on this particular area.

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Some students are involved in bullying at some time during their school days. They may be bullied themselves, they may bully someone else, or they may see a friend being bullied. Concerns arise constantly as recent research into the effects of bullying clearly indicate that bulling can seriously affect children's social, physical and psychological well being as well as their academic achievement. As a parent this is something that has personal implications. Families do not want their children growing up being afraid of going to school or worrying whether they are being bullied or become a bully themselves. The problem of bullying is not only in the United Kingdom but is a worldwide issue.

Stories about children who have been bullied have written in their own words how they suffer. Some lives have been blighted by bullying and some of the children's childhoods effectively destroyed. Stories about how children took their lives and who were otherwise happy kids but had been pushed