education and bullying

... Education is a right offered to all children, but what about the cost of bullying and the schools duty of care to all students? One must first understand exactly what bullying is to understand this topic. A definition is: Repeated intimidation, over time, of a physical, verbal or psychological (including indirect and relational bullying) nature of a less powerful person by a more powerful person or group of persons.1 Boys are more likely to engage in bullying more often than girls especially when it is by physical or direct means. Furthermore boys are more likely to bully girls than vice versa as studies have shown that boys are generally more aggressive.2 A child's temperament has been said to play a part as to whether they are bullied or are the victim. Children who have an impulsive and aggressive temperament tend to be the bully while a child that has a shy or

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