Prospect: Poems

By Tania Roxborogh & Kim Stephenson

Kids taunting other kids; teen suicide; txt bullying; cyber bullying; kids harming others; kids'
treatment of parents/teachers/bus drivers - the topic regularly gets banner headlines in the newspapers. Stories come out of the woodwork from victims about teachers, senior students, priests and peer groups who have made their lives a living hell because of bullying.

So why hasn't bullying ever been eradicated like polio or TB? Why, in the twenty-first century,
in an age where we appear to know so much about human development and the needs of children, is bullying seen to be as bad as it ever was? Worse, in fact, in that kids can't escape from it in this new era of cyber harassment. Stop Bullyingtackles the issue head-on. From a teacher and guidance counselor who have seen it all and developed innovative programs to beat bullying in their schools. The myths of bullying are busted and packed with case-studies and real-world solutions to help kids, and anyone dealing with kids being bullied to stop bullying now!