October 2026
By Luna Gutierrez, Staff Reporter
What passes through your mind, when you hear “bullying or cyberbullying happening”? Does your mind automatically imagine kids being physically abused by older kids, or a child being really ashamed to tell adults of what they are going through. Yes, these are all correct but you’d be surprised to figure out that there’s more ways to do bullying than physical aggression.
What is bullying? Bullying is a type of violence experienced by youth and young adults that happens in real life and through technology. A group of people whose behaviors are malevolent to someone who doesn’t possess power or confidence, and have a high likelihood of repeating again.
Examples of Bullying: Physical- such as hitting, kicking, and tripping.
Verbal- such as name-calling and teasing. Relationship or social- such as spreading rumors or leaving out a group. Even damaging people’s properties. But who are the kids who are most likely to be victimized? In middle school, it’s much higher in middle school (26.3%) than in high school (15.7%) and if we consider other students who hadn’t spoken up? The percentage shows that females are more likely to get bullied, why is this? Is it because these children are not safe from telling a trusted adult? Is there even a safe space anymore?
We should encourage schools, communities and organizations to work together to stop bullying and cyberbullying and put an end to this hatred and racism by increasing awareness of the prevalence and impact of all forms of bullying on all children of all ages.While we think that it’s a school matter, where the teacher should ensure the safety and education of their students; many are suffering more in a place where no one sees them, their own home. Many of these cases cause emotional insecurities, and unconfidence. In school, there’s many types of kids, kids who don’t like to see violence being done, instead prefer to be the one that changes, kids who protect their life to others and are bullies, and the ones that see what is being done but are a bystander. We should all try to have more sympathy and empathy towards others, you don’t know how hard their life could be and instead of giving support they are getting hate and physically abused. But the biggest harm that one can do,is telling someone they are not worth anything or they are not loved, that can have the biggest impact on them. These actions have lead many youth kids to have depression and even have suicidal thoughts, many turn to drugs and harmful substances. We all know what is right and what is wrong, we should help each other as much as we can, you never know, you may make a life-long friend! National Bullying Prevention shouldn’t only be cared about or aware only in the month of October, but all year around, I matter, he matters, she matters, and so do you.
