Post submitted by Whole Child Blogger Karissa Bell
One boy talks about how he is consistently bullied by his classmates. Seconds later, footage is shown of another student pushing him off his bike. One girl talks about how girls at her school are continuously harassed and even touched by the boys in their class. Another boy talks about how he is the bully because he wants people to stay out of his way.
Let’s Get Real is the title of Groundspark’s most recent film about bullying in schools and the bias that leads to that bullying. And it’s difficult to imagine that the film could get much more real.
In the film, kids of all ages speak quite candidly about their experiences bullying and being bullied. But even more unsettling than their tales of bullying are their statements about how their teachers seem unaware of or indifferent to their situations.
Later, in the ensuing discussion, educators described how they feel trapped when it comes to issues