Over the past month I’ve sat down and talked with one student that chose to remain anonymous, and OSA principal Mike Oz. I interviewed them about bullying here at OSA or in other words our victimizing problem. As you read, you will find different stories from students on their experiences with bullying, as well as a few words from the principal himself. I began by asking if OSA has a bully problem. Mike Oz: Question: Do you think OSA has a bullying problem? Answer: No I don’t think there is a problem at OSA, with people who are targeted without any prior interaction. |
Question: If so how has the school responded to this problem in the past? How are they responding now?
Answer: About four or five years back i asked a bunch of students and outsiders what’s a bully. The things that happen are very calculated and there are series of events that could lead to something.
Question: Five years ago the high school freshman along with other students went to go see the film “Bully”? Do you feel the film affected the way the students acted towards each other? Why doesn't OSA show it anymore?
Answer: I think it had a effect, I don’t think it had permanent change in people’s behavior because people are pretty quick to forget what they heard and saw. It opened up some conversations people just couldn’t just have.
Question: Do you think that if you made it a big problem about bullying it would change anything that’s going on in the OSA community?
Answer: Yeah it could cause people to act different but that feeling could just be hate. Ultimately people could just be resentful and hateful.
Question: What’s any advice or information you would give students about bullying?
Answer: To think about how you're affecting people before you act.
And then i went on to get a students perspective on bullying here at OSA. Since the student chose to remain anonymous I gave them a fake names.
Jackie:
Question: Have you ever been bullied? If so what was your experience?
Answer: All the time.. I’ve been bullied a lot because I’m really loud, and IDGAF … I’m not afraid to do weird things, and because of that people make fun of me a lot. I never went to a administrator and said I’m getting bullied.
Question: During your time at Osa what has the school done to change that?
Answer: In the sixth or seventh grade we had an assembly about bullying , it wasn't a good assembly it was just like bullying is bad don’t bully people like duh. Even if i had a problem with bullying I wouldn’t go to anyone here. If there is bullying here the problem get’s dealt with pretty fast.
Question:Have you ever tried to defend yourself?
Answer: Yeah definitely I’m not going to let someone talk crap about me. Of course I’m going to defend myself, if there’s one thing i’ve been taught it’s start something but you better finish it.
Question: Does anyone in your family know you’ve been bullied, and if so have they tried to do anything to stop it? What was the outcome?
Answer: Yes people in my family in my family know that I’ve been bullied but people in my family have bullied me. It’s kinda a yes or no but ii have been able to defend myself since the first grade.
After getting both a student and adults perspective it’s now up to you as the reader to wonder if OSA has a bullying problem or students should just learn how to treat each other.
Answer: About four or five years back i asked a bunch of students and outsiders what’s a bully. The things that happen are very calculated and there are series of events that could lead to something.
Question: Five years ago the high school freshman along with other students went to go see the film “Bully”? Do you feel the film affected the way the students acted towards each other? Why doesn't OSA show it anymore?
Answer: I think it had a effect, I don’t think it had permanent change in people’s behavior because people are pretty quick to forget what they heard and saw. It opened up some conversations people just couldn’t just have.
Question: Do you think that if you made it a big problem about bullying it would change anything that’s going on in the OSA community?
Answer: Yeah it could cause people to act different but that feeling could just be hate. Ultimately people could just be resentful and hateful.
Question: What’s any advice or information you would give students about bullying?
Answer: To think about how you're affecting people before you act.
And then i went on to get a students perspective on bullying here at OSA. Since the student chose to remain anonymous I gave them a fake names.
Jackie:
Question: Have you ever been bullied? If so what was your experience?
Answer: All the time.. I’ve been bullied a lot because I’m really loud, and IDGAF … I’m not afraid to do weird things, and because of that people make fun of me a lot. I never went to a administrator and said I’m getting bullied.
Question: During your time at Osa what has the school done to change that?
Answer: In the sixth or seventh grade we had an assembly about bullying , it wasn't a good assembly it was just like bullying is bad don’t bully people like duh. Even if i had a problem with bullying I wouldn’t go to anyone here. If there is bullying here the problem get’s dealt with pretty fast.
Question:Have you ever tried to defend yourself?
Answer: Yeah definitely I’m not going to let someone talk crap about me. Of course I’m going to defend myself, if there’s one thing i’ve been taught it’s start something but you better finish it.
Question: Does anyone in your family know you’ve been bullied, and if so have they tried to do anything to stop it? What was the outcome?
Answer: Yes people in my family in my family know that I’ve been bullied but people in my family have bullied me. It’s kinda a yes or no but ii have been able to defend myself since the first grade.
After getting both a student and adults perspective it’s now up to you as the reader to wonder if OSA has a bullying problem or students should just learn how to treat each other.