Persuasive Speech On School Bullying

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Were you bullied? Did you bully? Or were you just a troubled kid? I bet you had that one counselor who made you feel better, less like a victim,less like a monster, more human? Or maybe you didn’t have a counselor, a shoulder to cry on, I am here to say you should have. When a kid is sad at school who do they go to? They don’t go to thier parents, even after school, they don’t go thier friends for fear of becoming a joke, they don’t go to there teachers, what if they get in trouble? So who do they go to? Well in an ideal world they would go to a counselor. Children and adults alike need someone they can count on to listen and not judge them. Whether or not we like to admit it children feel a lot of stress and so we need to act accordingly, …show more content…

Also the counselors can go through the necessary classes so that they can prepare kids for college life. I know this because 28% of U.S. students in grades 6–12 experienced bullying and 20% of U.S. students in grades 9–12 experienced bullying. However, When bystanders intervene, bullying stops within 10 seconds 57% of the …show more content…

I know this because the website Child Abuse Statistics and Facts says “3.6 million referrals are made to child protection agencies”, this clearly shows that, lots and lots of people have a dangerous or uncomfortable home life which would further explain why we need counselors. According to Child Abuse Statistics & Facts, a “report of child abuse is made every ten seconds” This proves that lots of abuse is in the home so kids need a safeplace to talk to people, and counselors are the perfect