Research Assignment Topic 1: Bullying

           Have you ever been bullied?  If not then you haven't felt the pain, the humiliation, the dangers of being bullied.  Imagine a boy got picked on at school.  Not just emotionally but also physically. Got beaten up in the bathroom and was cursed out by the bullies just because he was gay.  If you could decide what punishment they would get, what would you choose?  Now if you found out that the boy committed suicide.  Which punishment would you give now?
           No one know the dangers of getting bullied more than a person who gets bullied.  Try putting yourself in the shoes.  How would you feel?  Many teens get bullied in the USA.  Many of them commit suicide.  The bullies pick on them because they are different, but everyone one is different from someone else.  So why should gays be treated harshly that they have to take the plunge. Some people get bullied by people that they didn't even do anything to them.  But in middle and high school any little thing can lead to getting bullied.  Middle school it like the time when everyone is trying to figure out who they are.  High school is when stuff gets personal and everyone wants to be "cool".
           Schools and the government are trying to develop ways to stop bullying.  Sometimes the work and sometimes they don't.  In some state there is something called R-time where you talk to other kids in your class on who they are and what they like.  Basically, the point is to make everyone get along so there won't be that much bullying.  I think first you should try to hide it as much as you can that you are gay.  But when It is time to let it out you should first tell your parents, principal, and teachers.  Eventually word would spread quickly so if you get bullied you should tell adults first.  But  when things get physical you should file a lawsuit.  No matter how much they threaten you.  You should never keep it a secret because things are going to get worse.  Tell someone, don't go to school, but don't keep it a secret.
           Bullying is a serious matter, and there should be more measures to protect kids.  To learn more go to the following websites: http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=S44-4241-0-4903&artno=0000308284&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=Bullying%20in%20schools&title=For%20Gay%20Youths%2C%20Middle%20School%20Can%20Be%20Toughest%20Time&res=Y&ren=N&gov=N&lnk=N&ic=N and http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=S44-4241-0-4903&artno=0000307887&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=Bullying%20in%20schools&title=From%20Lockers%20to%20Lockup&res=Y&ren=N&gov=N&lnk=N&ic=N.