Tag Archives: social acceptance

Reduce the Chances of Bullying

I am not an idealist and expect to eradicate bullying – there is always a hero, which means there has to be a villain. But I was shocked to learn that with all the Social Acceptance Programs and Bullying Behaviour Management Strategies implemented in schools today bullying statistics have increased! Here are two statistics* that stood out for me: 1. School violence has decreased 4% BUT bullying has increased by 5% Between 1999 and 2001 bullying started to increase and in 2005-2006 86% of...