05 Aug Bullied Boy Escorted Back To School By Local Biker Gang

Sadly, despite the lifelong consequences it can sometimes have, bullying continues to be a prevalent part of many people’s experiences growing up. The Center for Disease Control and Department of Education released have jointly created a uniform definition of bullying, which includes these core elements: unwanted aggressive behavior; observed or perceived power imbalance; and repetition of harmful behaviors (or high likelihood of such recurrence). According to Stopbullying.gov, a website managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, 70.6% of young people say they have seen bullying in their schools. The site also claims that 28% of U.S. students in grades 6–12 experienced bullying, while the up to 30% of young people admit to bullying others.

However, one heartening stat suggested that having others intervene can help curb bullying. Research suggests that in 57% of cases when bystanders intervene, bullying stops within 10 seconds. This could be seen as a call for people to act once they see any sign of wrongdoing, as they are very likely to have a positive impact on the situation. A campaign organised by Cartoon Network encouraged students to interrupt such situations by drawing attention to the harmful behaviour and/or going to get a senior member of staff to intervene. Anything other than looking away was encouraged as a means of interrupting such dangerous patterns.

One group of people who took it upon themselves to step in when a young boy was being bullied weren’t students themselves. The biking community in Dekalb County, Indiana got wind of a boy who was having a tough time in school and they showed up in a major way to not only support him, but to raise awareness of bullying in schools.

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