One of the biggest challenges for those who seek to end bullying among students has been defining exactly what “bullying” is. Even as efforts to address the behavior have moved to the front burner of ...
Bullying is an abuse of power that makes someone feel small. It can happen at school, on the playground and online. Sometimes it draws an audience of onlookers who may or may not stand up for the ...
In a recent op-ed for the New York Times, I argued for a limited definition of bullying. My argument is that “the word is being overused — expanding, accordion-like, to encompass both appalling ...
State lawmakers have passed a bill that will change the definition of bullying in schools. The new definition will encompass behavior with “intent to cause harm.” ...
In August, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan addressed the first-ever federal “Bullying Prevention Summit.” In the wake of a wave of “bullycides,” his words were freighted with urgency. “Bullying ...
ROCHESTER — When resident Nicola McCabe heard about Rebecca Kean's letter of frustration to the Rochester School Board at a meeting Thursday, March 10, her heart went out to her. Kean wrote that her ...
UNSW Sydney provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Employment’s inquiry into workplace bullying has delivered some ...
The challenges attendant to combating bullying in school were on stark display Thursday during a meeting of the Heim Middle School Parent Teacher Student Association in the Williamsville School ...
Some people bully without realising it. Others know very well the effect they are having on their targets. But if you've ever been bullied, at school, at work or at home, you feel it keenly. There is ...
If we thought the issue of bullying was going to die down with an investigation being launched into the behaviour of Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell and everybody being told to cool jets and wait for the ...