Bullying in US Schools
Recent events in the United States have thrown the state, and safety, of Middle and High Schools into sharp relief. Incidents of violence seem to be more and more frequent in our schools. Columbine is of course the most memorable of these media sensations to be witnessed by the public, but there have certainly been others over the past decade. This has inspired a great many investigations into bullies,' their methods, and the effects on their victims. One study defined bullies as "youngsters who repeatedly use negative actions, such as physical or verbal aggression, against victims." (I. Pellegrini & Bartini M, 1999) What follows is an examination of some of these studies, and a pooling of their research and conclusions. It is the hope of many researchers, including this amateur, that a better understanding of bullying and it's causes can help to prevent some of the violent events of past years.
Reasons
There may be as many reasons for one child......
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