Bullying in schools 64 Articles

by Danalia

We constantly hear about new strategies to prevent bullying in schools but no-one seems to have grasped the fundamental fact - Bullying is part of school life. From nursery to senior school, it happens and will continue to...read more

by Hannah Curtis

It is an inescapable fact of life; where there are children, there is bullying. The world of playground politics can be brutal, with the few dominant leaders in charge of choosing who out of the year group is to be accepte...read more

by Ruth Woodhouse

Bullying in schools has become a hot issue in Australia recently. This is partly due to a massive pay-out made to a young man whose life has been destroyed by the way he was bullied at school when he was only five years ...read more

by Rhonda Banker

There is a great deal of violence in our country's public schools. So many young people are dying either by their own hand or someone else's. School is thought to be a safe place. Common sense leads one to believe that ...read more

by Wendy Sayce

My two older daugthers, aged 12 and 14 years, attend the same secondary school. My younger one has been threatened by a group of boys who stated that they were going to "shank" her. She was so scared that she jumped th...read more

by S D Rios

As a teacher and parent, I have seen my share of bullying, both subtle and overt. Here are some tips on how to keep bullies at bay: 1. Don't play their game. If the bullying is nonviolent teasing and such, don't play th...read more

by Lisa Hunt Warren

Decades after being out of school, my heart still aches for one particular girl - Carolyn. I never knew Carolyn because she never spoke to a soul in school. This young girl was the victim of relentless, horrible, tauntin...read more

by Mary Foulger

I do not wish to belittle what some students go through at school with regard to bullies, but has anyone put much thought into the topic of teachers being bullied? One day, earlier this year, I was, working in my c...read more

by Denise Kelly

BULLYING IN SCHOOLS When I was younger and got to high school I got bullied. It was horrific at the time and really knocked my confidence. I couldn't see the big picture and that I wasn't going to be at school for the r...read more

by Veronica Shine

Bullying is not a modern phenomenon and it has been around for centuries. Sadly, it is never likely to be wiped out so it is important to understand when it happens and how to support the victims. Recent reports sugges...read more

by Phylicia Stubblefield

Bullying In Schools: Art Of Destruction I read some of these articles about bullying on helium. Some people say that the victims are over exaggerating and dismiss it as kids being kids or everyone gets bullied. Some ...read more

by Russell Dawson

There is a reason that most bullying goes unnoticed until it has become so severe that its victim is forced into a state of crisis: bullying is only apparent from the victim's point of view. From the bully's point of vi...read more

by Natasha Levy

The Bullied Bully Bullies are not just born. Just as a well adjusted child is a direct result of their socialization, so to is a bully. It is, however, a complex matter. The parents are almost always of significant in...read more

by James Burns

Bullying Behavior - Behavior That No One Forgets Bullying has become an epidemic in our schools. However it is defined, bullying is not just child's play, but a terrifying experience many American school children face e...read more

by Jane Brunton

It was school recess on a deep winter's day. Tracks made from playing fox and goose or making wide-winged angels crisscrossed the school yard's white expanse. Mr. Pretty, the custodian, was hosing down the perfectly-...read more

by Cosmicwhodini

I am writing as a victim. I am much much older now and do not hold any grudges but I do remember many incidents quite vividly. The reason I was bullied was that I am dyslexic. I did not realise this until I was in my mi...read more

by Megan Hazen

Bullies are raised to be bullies and violence starts in the home. Education for familys (of any race, cultural background or economic status) is the key to our societies problems in the school system. Society's (i.e. gov...read more

by Karen Billington

I was a quite girl in school, and always kept to myself and never bothered anyone, but there was something that i couldn't understand. Why didn't i have any friend and why don't people like me? I went to primary (eleme...read more

by A.D. Beddow

I got through everyday of high school by telling myself everyday "there is life after this." I reassured myself that the people that were hard on me, thought they were better then me, were sure get a major dose of reali...read more

by E.M.Robinson

Teachers, administrators and parents, don't tolerate bullying anywhere or under any circumstances. Working together, you can eliminate bullying with early identification and intervention. Watch for all forms of Bullying...read more