Bullying or harassing behavior includes, but is not limited to, acts reasonably perceived as being motivated by any actual or perceived differentiating characteristic, such as race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, socioeconomic status, academic status, gender identity or expression, physical appearance, sexual orientation, or mental, physical, developmental, or sensory disability, or by association with a person who has or is perceived to have one or more of these characteristics.
Gender and racial differences…. Hispanic students more frequently bully African-American students less likely to be bullied Also found bullying associated with other problem behaviors such as drinking alcohol and smoking
Based on this chart, what would you predict bullying rates look like in elementary school? In elementary school 9 of 10 students report being bullied and 6 of 10 report bullying…. Elementary – mostly physical and younger students Middle – mix between physical and verbal High – mostly verbal
Boys are just more aggressive in general so they may also score higher on RA scales than girls Important is that boys are doing it too!
Bullying is at least suspected in most school shooting cases.