Bullying Prevention Awareness 11 affected seriously. Bullying usually occurs during physical education classes and in places like the cafeteria, hallways, libraries, bathrooms, buses, playgrounds and during group or after school activities. Bullying in schools is a universal problem.The severity of the problem may vary from school to school. It occurs in cities, suburbs or rural towns. Many schools have been forced to evaluate their teaching methods and add new policies on anti-bullying behavior. Research shows that bullying can be significantly reduced through comprehensive, school-wide prevention programs to change behavior. Bullying is a form of aggressive behavior intended to cause harm to the child being bullied. It is a repetitive behavior that usually occurs due to an imbalance of power. The child who bullies uses his social and physical strength to control the child being bullied. Bullying can be direct - that which affects the person or the group targeted directly like hitting or teasing. It can also be indirect - where the person who bullies affects another psychologically by spreading rumors about them, or by alienating or excluding them. Both the person bullying and the person being bullied may end up being WHAT IS BULLYING? continued
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