TITLE

DOES IT GET BETTER?

AUTHOR(S)

FLANNERY, MARY ELLEN

PUB. DATE

January 2011

SOURCE

NEA Today;Jan/Feb2011, Vol. 29 Issue 3, p38

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article discusses the problem of bullying in schools in the U.S. and explores the responsibility of educators to prevent bullying. The author addresses the suicide of several teenagers in 2010 and suggests that bullying prevention programs in schools do not adequately address the psychological impact of bullying on students. She stresses the use of relational aggression by girls and the bullying of gay students, students with disabilities, and students who defy traditional gender roles. INSET: THE MYTHOLOGY OF BULLYING.

ACCESSION #

59357653

Tags: SCHOOL bullying -- Prevention;  BULLYING -- Psychological aspects;  TEENAGERS -- Suicidal behavior;  AGGRESSION (Psychology) in adolescence;  AGGRESSION (Psychology) in children;  GAY students -- Abuse of;  STUDENTS with disabilities

 

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