At the start of my research, I asked the question, “Why are kids being bullied?” I believe this is a prevalent issue as we see a increased number of children being bullied in the United States. Actions such as bullying make children feel unsafe and scared at school which leads to withdraw from school and people. My research has led me to believe that across the United States children are being bullied and school authorities just let it happen because “kids are just being kids”. The lack of redirection of this problem from school faculty and officials is alarming and my research suggests that this could have a huge impact in a child’s mental health and future.

For my causal argument, I plan to explore the causal relationship between the bullying at school, and teen suicide rates. Some studies conducted in my research found that children being bullied suffer from higher rates of depression and suicide than children that aren’t being bullied. I plan to address how bullied can lead to attempted suicides and suicides. I plan to mention the effects bullying has on all victims of abuse but in my causal argument, I plan to focus specifically on how the lack of intervention in bully cases can lead to an increase in teen suicides. My working thesis at this point is this:

Living in America, the land of freedom, as a child that is been bullied at school seems like a never ending terror. Instead, many children will think of ending their lives and have a high rate of attempting or committing suicide due to the lack of intervention to stop this problem.