Bullies in School

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The paper discusses how bullying is not a new problem, but because of the increasing incidence of violence in schools, the problem has become a focus of attention for researchers. The paper examines the nature of a bully and his/her victim and the consequences bullying has on the targeted child. The paper explains that both bullies and victims are at risk for greater problems later in life if the bullying is not stopped. The paper suggests that students, teachers, principals and parents should be actively involved in an ongoing program. The paper concludes that with effort, commitment and a good school-wide program, bullies can be eliminated and even transformed into friends.

From the Paper:

"Bullying used to be thought of as a natural part of growing up. Adults tended to ignore bullying. Since the tragedies at Columbine and Littleton, however, people are taking the problem much more seriously. Fortunately, much more is now known about bullies and their victims and what can be done to make schools safer for children. Along with the increase of knowledge from research, greater public awareness of the problem has also developed. Fox & Bolton (2003) point out that "every school in England and Wales is now legally required to have an anti-bullying program in place--e.g. a school policy" (p. 231)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Ballard, M., Argus, T., and Remley, T. P. (1999). Bullying and school violence: A proposed prevention program. NASSP Bulletin, 83 (607) May, 38-47.
• Craig, W. M. and Pepler, D. J. (2003). Identifying and targeting risk for involvement in bullying and victimization. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 48, 577-582.
• Fox, C. L. and Boulton, M. J. (2003). Evaluating the effectiveness of a social skills training (SST) programme for victims of bullying. Educational Research, 45 (3), Winter, 231-247.
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