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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] My teacher friend says that this year and last year have been the worst years of her career. There has been more bullying than pre-Covid and earlier in her career.  I subbed at some high schools and middle schools this year. Here are some things that I've seen or that my friend has mentioned:

It seems like the bullies know that they will get in more trouble if they bully a child with obvious special needs, so they target a kid who is NT but is quieter, introverted, has confidence issues, and maybe doesn't have the "right" clothes or doesn't have a ton of friends. The bully pretends to be friends with their victim, gets some info about the target, and then uses it to spread rumors. My kid says that it is common for kids to have group chats to talk badly about someone else. I've also noticed that whenever a less popular kid answers a question, the more popular kids will snicker quietly or make faces. Kids are so cliquey and less likely to invite a new kid to sit with them at lunch or to an event. That kid becomes a loner and then the other kids gossip about that kid. I feel like the prevalence of bullying is what is causing the teen mental health crisis. If the victim reports the incident, in some cases I have seen school admin accuse the victim of "stirring up drama" and that they need to learn "how to be more well-liked."

I feel that because physical bullying is becoming less common, schools assume they don't have a bullying problem until it is too late, and the bullying is rampant. I don't know if taking phones out of schools is the answer considering that I have subbed at schools that don't allow phones at all and I have still seen just as much bullying as schools with phones. Thoughts?[/quote]

This happened to my child. Some kids are remorselessly manipulative and hurtful. [/quote]

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