Bullying doesn’t have to happen
by Madison Prellwitz, GHS Blue Ink
“With age comes wisdom,” a quote said by our insightful Andres Stensland. Bullying is something that occurs EVERYWHERE. No matter where you are, bullying is present.
GHS students were questioned on how they feel about bullying. “On a scale of 1-10 I would say our school manages bullying about a 5,” mentioned Senior Morgan Pierret. “I haven’t ever really been bullied but I know people who have and I know sometimes it gets resolved and sometimes it doesn’t,” said Pierret.
Along with Pierret, junior Jenna Wastell gives the school a 4 out of 10 on how they manage bullying. “A lot of kids have been bullied and no one does anything about it,” claimed Wastell.
This junior also said, “I have been bullied since I moved here in seventh grade and regardless of what I do or say it doesn’t stop.”
Agreeing with Wastell, freshman Andres Stensland stated our school doesn’t handle bullying well. “I see it all the time,” said Stensland. “I don’t always get bullied but when I do I tend to just walk away.”
Although this is a huge problem in our society, is there any way to make it better?
Freshman Maci Rotert had an idea that many could agree with. “If everyone would just be nice to each other, it wouldn’t be as big of a problem as it is.”
Pierret, Wastell, Stensland, and Rotert all agree they would hope bullying would get better as time goes on but it won’t happen without some sort of change in action whether from students, staff, or both. Sometimes bullying happens with our own friends and family. Will that ever change?
For myself, I have been picked on since I was little for noticeable reasons. Honestly going through this for so long I’ve personally just learned to live with it, it is what it is and you shouldn’t have to change the way you are for someone else.
Although words hurt, deep down each and every one of us is stronger than words that come out of others mouths.
