Today in class we watched the movie Bullied; and as a future teacher I was saddened and angered to see what little school authorities had done to help protect Jamie. If I were a teacher and had someone like Jamie as a student I would go to the head of the school, and if they brushed it off like the individuals did in Jamie's case I would then go to the school counselor and ask who can be contacted - more than likely a social worker and/or the police because what happened to Jamie was a hate crime and the fact that school authorities did next to nothing is a crime in itself.
Any type of bullying is wrong and as a teacher it will be my responsibility to put a stop to it and if I am unable to put a stop to it; it will be my responsibility to find someone who can intervene. It is also my responsibility as a future teacher to educate children about bullying and that it is wrong to bully and if a child should witness bullying that they should not be afraid to speak up and tell an adult because if they do not they are almost as guilty as the bully themselves by just being a bystander. Bullying will not be tolerated in my classroom and I will make sure to educate my future students about bullying and that it is important to be nice to one another and embrace one another's differences because we all have something to offer this world.
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