Bullying is the use of force, threat, or coercion to abuse, intimidate, or aggressively dominate others. The behavior is often repeated and habitual. One essential prerequisite is the perception, by the bully or by others, of an imbalance of social or physical power. Behaviors used to assert such domination can include verbal harassment or threat,... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying
(from the article `Education`) Bullyingeither in person or via the Internetbecame a criminal offense in Ontario when the legislature passed an antibullying law as part of the ... By 2004 at least 32 U.S. states had adopted aggressive antiharassment policies meant to prevent bullying and to provide intervention when it ... ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/128
Head teachers have a legal duty to draw up procedures to prevent bullying among pupils and to bring these procedures to the attention of staff, parents and pupils.
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