There is one case of bullying that
is rarely discussed in today’s wide-ranging causes for psychological trauma
cause by bullying. Rebecca Puhl is focused on developing policy strategies to
help children who are bullied because of their weight.
She had this to say on the matter
being discussed, “Most often anti-bullying efforts target youth who are bullied
because of their sexual orientation, race, or ethnicity. These are all very
important issues, but weight-based bullying is also highly prevalent in the
school setting and yet it rarely addressed in anti-bullying interventions.”
Currently, 49 states across the
country have anti-bullying laws, though only three state laws include body
weight as a trait that places children at risk for bullying harassment and with
no immediate action or risk of trauma in the future.
Schools and parents must increase
public awareness, consciousness, support advocacy efforts and inform policy
makers about weight-based bullying, in order to prevent any trauma to anyone
who could be a potential victim of this specific type of bullying.
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