Bullying

The Amazing Times spoke to some of the learners to hear their opinions on cyber bullying and physical bullying.
Mariselle Stofberg
Ponheni Kafidi Grade 12

It has become a normal trend and people do not take it seriously if they have experienced it. A lot more needs to be done inorder to stop bullying from spreading like a veld fire.

Ezeu Mberirua grade 12

Cyber bullying cannot affect anyone if the perpetrator is not aided with ammunition like private information. This can be avoided by keeping personal life away from public consumption.

Persida Bukete grade 12

These are outrageous acts from individuals with malicious self-affirmation and feel the need to constantly seek attention. Instead of working towards improving themselves, they drag others to their low level of self-malice and ignoring how much they are harming others.

Alaba Adenuga grade 12

Cyber bullying and bullying is just one way for a bully to boost their self-esteem at the expense of the victim or the person they looked down upon.

Faustina Bukete Grade 9

Bullying can lead to a tragic emotional breakdown. People intent to hurt others in a way knowing it will hurt others but still do it because they think it’s fun.

Lerenthia Teega Grade 10

Social media can be both an advantage and a disadvantage. However when it comes to cyber bullying it can lead to many negative effects in one’s life. Cyber bullying and bullying should be addressed more often, if not victims to bullying can become depressed which may lead to self-harm, drug abuse, alienation and ultimately suicide.

Hayzel Sheyer Grade 9

Cyber bullying is not good for the community and mostly cyber bullying is a type of abuse that is not acceptable anywhere around the world. Therefore if anyone is being cyber bullied the situation must be taken into the hands of the law and be dealt with.

Beatriz Rosa Grade 10

Cyber bullying should be stopped urgently teenagers life are lost due to bullying this adolescent often breakdown leading to mental disorders such as depression and anxiety attacks .however, they are unable to live freely due to the situations as social media is a big platform and one can be easily attacked.

Le-Shawn Sinvula Grade 11

Bullying is an essential part of growing up. Although in some cases it gets out of hand and leads you to being depressed but once one is out of that state of mind, they become mentally stronger. People are often ignorant by the fact that the bully was once in the same state as the victim. Bullies skulk behind this rage and persona they have created for themselves.

Jolie Boezak Grade 8

Bullying breaks down people in many aspects. There are different types of bullying such as physical, emotional and cyber bullying which leads to low self-esteem and loss of self-worth. Bullying is not just wrong but unacceptable at all levels in society.