Students should not be allowed to play PUBG

Students should not be allowed to play the popular online battle royale PUBG. When millions of students come back to school we know that educational institutions will be in attendance and this is going to increase the criminal activities on campus. School districts currently have rules in place on the prohibitions of the use of games for players to participate in PUBG. There is no way that if students are allowed to play the game, that they will stay in school and do the proper curriculum they’re required to at school.

The University of South Dakota’s code of conduct reads, “The students that play violent video games are at risk for violent actions against other students and against adults. If students feel as though violent video games are a good way to let loose and have a good time without the consequences, they are eventually going to abuse that privilege.” There’s even research done that further proves this point.

Recently, a study done by Stanford University and published in June 2018 of twenty-one students and twenty-one parents, revealed that on average there was an increase in incidences of bullying at school by 17% after students switched over to a game for 30 minutes. (National Coalition for School Options, 2019) In addition, students were significantly more likely to partake in unsafe behaviors. If this game is not regulated it will lead to more violence in school. Students would be motivated to feel as though they are playing an online war game, feeling that they are being cowardly to stay quiet. There would be the urge for aggressive behavior. They would resort to violent acts to prove a point to their friends who think they are being irresponsible and they should be feeling defensive. How many of these violent behaviors will be prevented because of the game and how many will become violent directly because of the game? With the type of level of violence that continues to be made we are never going to be able to stop it.

If students are allowed to play PUBG it would turn into an unsafe environment, a prison for kids. We know this is not something that would be good for their mental health, of course, we don’t want students to go out of control, we don’t want to have so many problems that something like PUBG starts to become a game that becomes the norm and too many people become violent. If teens can’t be straight to the point and say something, they won’t be able to keep their hands on their guns, knives, or other dangerous objects.

The schools need to become complete protection in society, there’s no way that if schools are allowed to resume things they are very likely to continue to become a dangerous and violent environment for youth. PUBG is a kind of problem but we are having a problem that isn’t just one school, this is a problem with many schools. We have to understand that when a kid is playing it they are not treating it like a game and video games can be traumatizing for many kids.

If students are able to participate in PUBG we know this is going to have a substantial effect on the safety of students and the rules will become a lot more strict when schools reopen because what may be happening behind closed doors is something that only a few students will be able to see because it would be rare to have a game in which you weren’t tied up in.

Providing a comfortable learning environment is vital for all students. PUBG is a simple battle royale game that can be played for a short period of time, however, its potential to bring about such harms that are out of control cannot be ignored. After all, it was more than a game.