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Bullies

Ones child always enjoyed learning, but lately seems eager to avoid school. Stomachaches and mysterious illnesses pop up in the evening and seem to get worse as the school bus creeps closer to your street the next morning. It is possible the problem has nothing to do with how last night's dinner was digested. Your child could be worried sick over schoolyard bullies. In the United States, bullying among children and teenagers has often been dismissed as a normal part of growing up. Little attention has been given to the devastating effects of bullying or to the connection between bullying and other forms of violence. In recent years students and adults around the country have begun to make a commitment to put a stop to bullying in their schools and communities Sadly, bullying is widespread. 86% of more than 1,200, 9 out of10, 13-year-old boys and girls polled said they've seen someone else being bullied, 48% said they've been bullied and 42% admitted to bullying other......

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