Bullying: A Significant Problem In The United States

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According to researchers, Jeramiah Side and Kelly Johnson, “bullying represents a significant problem in the United States schools today, affecting approximately one and three children. Bullying is usually defined as a form of aggression in which one or more children intent to harm or disturb another child who are perceived as being unable to defend themselves”. Bullying is the use of force, threatening, intimidating, or aggressively trying to dominate others. The behavior is often repeated, and can be caused by many factors. “Rationalization of such behavior sometimes may include differences of social class, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, and appearance” (Side, J., & Johnson, K., 2014).
The sensitivity of the issue of bullying