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Originally Posted by senior citizen

We heard on the news that the "stabber" at the Pennsylvania high school might have been bullied. 16 is such an impressionable age.

It's an unfortunate but all too prevalent happening in our schools today. I still recall about eight years ago when we learned that our eldest grandaughter was switching schools simply because she was being bullied (having her jacket stolen by the girls, being verbally abused just because she told them she was adopted (they would retort that her birth mother did not want her, and so on and so forth).

She's a totally lovely girl with a big heart; actually a beautiful girl , in all ways......so I couldn't imagine what she was being bullied about. The immature kids will find something. They tormented her about being adopted. Both of her parents are teachers; they did the best they could to help her to feel secure, loved, protected and involved, from age 6 and all through the school years, but kids' taunting cuts deep.

This PA. case is still too new to know all of the facts. Obviously, the young man is disturbed. Thankfully, the triage and the first responders saved lives as did the trauma team at the trauma center, to which they were taken for surgery.

Whether or not the perp was bullied does not condone lashing out at other students with two sharp knives.

Interesting article on bullying in schools, etc.

http://www.bullyinginschools.com/

'''There are many types of bullying. Among the most prevalent are verbal, physical, indirect, social alienation, intimidation, and cyberbullying. Below are some bullying facts that are related to each type mentioned.

Verbal bullying – This is the most common type. It includes name-calling, offensive remarks or consistently making the person the butt of jokes.

Physical bullying – Although usually portrayed as the most common type in the movies, it only comes second to verbal bullying. Any aggressive hitting, pulling or shoving is classified under this type.

Indirect bullying – Usually common among girls, it involves back-biting and spreading false rumors about a certain person.

Social alienation – We usually see this in teenage films wherein the main character, typically a demure type, is excluded from groups by pompous girls.

Intimidation – Any type of verbal threat with the purpose of making the victim give in to the bully’s demands is considered under this category.

Cyberbullying – Since the advent of the Internet and the introduction of the cell phone, a host of new and diverse bullying facts have manifested. All of these are classified under cyberbullying. It involves destroying or smearing the victim’s reputation via emails, blogs, forum posts, text messages, etc.

If the community is aware of these bullying facts, it would be easy for them to be acted upon. '''




Use drop down menu on article (hyperlink) for more info. 　

We seem to think a like. What can we do to stop this kind of idiotic violence?