Schoolyard Bullying: Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable?
Posted in News by sarapowell on October 16, 2008
Playground gibes are a rite of passage for most school-age kids, but for some children, teasing at school can turn into outright violence and abuse. Researchers say that as many as one in 10 children suffer physical attacks, name-calling and other social aggression at school, and a new study suggests that a child’s risk of becoming a chronic victim of bullying may depend on factors that appear much earlier in life.
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When I was in grade school I had a crew cut, glasses, and a book bag. I became a major target for pent up aggression. After I got beat up a bunch of times, I became friends with the 2nd toughest guy in the school and my fortunes changed. Every single school bully that had previously beat me down got the same treatment. School bullies rarely have someone go to their defense while I enjoyed an underdog status and had all kinds of people behind me. Eventually I was the 3rd toughest guy in the school system. I later became a crew member on a ballistic nuclear weapons submarine to defend the US in the same way I had to defend myself from bullies. My friend became a US Army Green Beret Officer. Go figure.