Opinion
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Where Does Bullying Begin and End
Bullying has been a constant in schools for many years, and the competitive nature of people in such a setting may bring out the worst in otherwise good kids. Usually bullying can be traced to some other root cause like problems at home, personal insecurities, preconceived notions of normalcy or even peer pressure. That isn’t always the case though, and sometimes it is far more difficult to pinpoint where the problem might arise. If a child faces some kind of bullying at home, they are likely to return with the same learned behavior to the playground or classroom. Bullying as a learned behavior is probably one of the more common…