Letters To The Editor
Menace of bullying
The other day I was surfing through the TV channels when a documentary on CNN titled “The Bully Effect” caught my attention. The documentary follows the journey of a father whose son died due to bullying at school. A few years later, the father has built an organisation that works to remove bullying in America. The organisation became quite successful and famous after visiting numerous schools.
One particular event of the documentary which moved me so much was when a father asked everyone present in the auditorium to raise their hands who ever got bullied by others, and, astonishingly, everyone raised their hands.
In western countries children, however, have the privilege to reach out to organisations for help. In our country the issue of bullying is ignored by teachers, guardians and all. Parents and teachers seem to be insensitive when it comes to dealing with these matters, and children don't find it reliable to confess to them in fear of being rejected by the peers.
It's absolutely necessary that parents, teachers and the authorities concerned become aware of bullying and work together to remove this social evil once and for all.
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