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==I never realized how bad bullying was in schools until I read this paper. In one school bullying is so bad, they have to reward kids who see it and report what they saw. I understand that you can't watch all the students but now you let these children become the hall cop?!?! After all that you have to reward the cop? Can't the kid live off of this and just report to a point where they can get an A in your class and they don't need to learn anything? If so, I will just skip my math homework and report Hayley for "tripping" me and boom that will make up for not doing my math. Kids need to use their brain for good not evil. ==

==There could be too much tattling and make the whole situation worse. It looks like tattletale earns a fail. I guess what you are trying to do is give the Mr.Swan a break. Right? I mean working with over 1000 kids can get stressful, but having 900 of them report the same issue will be worse. While it's true that this could work and make a great school, you also need to consider that tattle tales will be born. The principal could deal with more lets say serious situations but now he has to deal with 900 kids reporting the same issue. Sure let that kid get bullied to the point where they have bruises or deal with why Nathan missed the garbage can when he threw his cupcake away 900 times. Those situations are silly and kids can get a lunch aid instead of going to the principal over a silly cupcake.==

==This rule can break friendships. Some girls or guys may say snitching on a friend is not cool. But if we do snitch we loose friends. Are you as troubled as me? When it comes to friends I'm all for having your back. If you hurt someone that's when I got to pull a teacher or principal into this. You might think this sounds horrible, but this could be how kids deal with their situations. How about you not report your friend and just stay friends. Um NO!!! You can really hurt someones feelings using only one word and if you keep doing that it's gonna get worse and worse. The next thing you know we have a first grader with depression issues. They are missing out on stuff that they might not get to do again. Man I miss those days when I could color out of the lines and get a hundred.==

==You can feel guilty and refuse to report them. This kind of relates to my first reason. You must report them. At first credits sounded good, but later you see that this is terrible. If you loose a friend over that obviously that wasn't a real friend. It's silly why friendships end these days. The most common question asked today is should I report them? If you feel it's hurting someone else report it. Even if it's not physically. Report them. If it is physically. report them. It's better to be safe instead of sorry.==

==So now you know how unsafe bullying in is. It causes not only sadness but people get health issues from this. Remember one word makes the difference. Even though this system in a school can be helpful it can also be harmful. It seems kids are using their brain for evil not good.==

Sincerely,
Noelle