TITLE

Back Off!

PUB. DATE

November 2004

SOURCE

Know Your World Extra;11/19/2004, Vol. 38 Issue 5, p14

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Discusses issues concerning bullies in the U.S. Characteristics of bullies; Reason bullies tease other children; Estimated number of children in grades 6 through 10 that are bullied at least once a week; Efforts of several schools to launch programs to stop bullies.

ACCESSION #

15079115

Tags: BULLYING;  SCHOOL bullying;  TEASING;  AGGRESSION (Psychology)

 

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