Should Highschool Have Bullying Seminars The Same Way Jobs Have Sexual Harassment Seminars?
Q: Should highschool have bullying seminars the same way jobs have sexual harassment seminars?
The consequences in the self esteem of someone who's been bullied at school are not that different to the ones someone at work has. Bullying is pretty much school harassment. Why don't schools give it as much importance as jobs give sexual harassment?
A: This is possible one of the most intelligent questions I have seen on here. In the workplace it is called "sensitivity training", and may not be as much for bullying, but for people to see how their unthinking behavior (comments, physical contact) can adversely affect other people. In case you did not already know, there is law against all forms of harrasment in the workplace, not just sexual. That would include race, beliefs, physical attributes, medical conditions, etc. This would not be a bad idea to me, because kids can be so damn cruel. If they knew the real harm they were doing, they may not do what they do. If bullies were singled out and made to go to this instead of the BS behavior clinic and stare at walls or copy the dictionary, they may get a taste of their own medicine from friends, and MAYBE learn something.