ShareThisSome of the most common misunderstandings about bullying:
- Only boys bully.
- Once a bully, always a bully.
- There is more bullying at larger schools or in larger classes.
- Bullying is a result of competition and the struggle to achieve good grades at school.
- Students are usually victims of bullying because of physical differences.
- There is a connection between bullying others or being bullied and the family’s socioeconomic level.
- Those who bully have low self-esteem.
- Bullies are agitated and aggressive.
- Standing up to a bully by fighting back will deter the behavior.
- The best way to handle a bully is to avoid or ignore the problem.
- Schoolyard bullies usually outgrow aggressiveness.
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