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Originally Posted by Rochard
Harassment in the work place is a daily. I've had watches and CD players stolen from me at work (shows you how old I am).
I'm not saying it's okay for five kids to beat the crap out of another kid. Clearly at that point, it's not bullying and it's not a problem for the school to handle - it's a legal matter.
There's a huge difference between bullying and assault. Bullying is more of threat by intimidation - "give me your lunch money or I will kick your ass" - and while I'm not saying that's acceptable, I'm saying the way we handle it is overblown.
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I guess there are many degrees of bullying. I've seen what you describe as well as what I described and that was back in the late 80's earl 90's. i can only imagine what its like now. here in ottawa there have been several students who killed themselves just last year because of bullying.