By Leigh Edwards | Observer Contributor
Across the United States over the past year, the subject of bullying has been brought up numerous times, as it has become an epidemic among students in schools, and especially online. However, the biggest argument brought up in schools by victim’s parents and bullying activists is that bullying should be put into law as a crime, and MWCC students and faculty seem to agree.
A major cause for bullying in the U.S. is discrimination against one’s sexual orientation. According to the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, 86% of the LGBT community has experienced harassment.