Bullying at school, students abusing other students, is a topic on the minds of many people:  teachers, students, and general citizens.  Recently, you read a newsstory regarding a school shooting in Germany on BCCB NewsRound.

Without mentioning names or specifics, describe in detail an incidence  of bullying you’ve witnessed at school.  Explain the situation.

• Describe the personality of  the bully as best you can.  Is he or she known to bully others often?
• In your opinion, what was the motivation or reason for the bully to torment his/her victim.
• Did anyone help the victim?  Were there any bystanders – people who watched what was going on – who did nothing to help the victim?  Why do you think people chose to do something or chose to do nothing about the bullying incident?
• What did you do about this incident, and why did you choose to act this way.

Your blog post should be at least 8-10 sentences.  You need to write in complete sentences.  Spelling counts.  Remember, people from all over the world can and do read what you write.

Blog due Friday, April 3, 2009.