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[quote=Anonymous]Can we just note that the bullying conventions need to be done thoughtfully?  We had issues with bullying the entire first half of third grade.  You know what started it?  Bullying awareness week.  Biggest. Mistake. EVER.  The kids started labeling each other as bullies and were quick to accuse without understanding the term.  Once someone made an accusation, others would join in and they'd chant it at each other.  Which kid was targeted switched every week or two.  My daughter came home crying that everyone was pointing at her and calling her a bully one day.  I asked her what started it and she had no idea.  Next week it was another kid, then another.  It wad a really tough few months.

The kids frankly still have no idea what bullying is.  The term has been misused so many times now it's the equivalent of calling someone mean.  It's also viewed as an appropriate way to show you're mad at someone.  "I don't want to play with XXX because she's a bully."  What did she do to earn that label?  Sit next to another friend at indoor recess or lunch that day.  It's bonkers.

(Occasionally mostly tuned out parents would also hear the fake bullying accusations and charge into the guidance counselor or administration.  Everyone would speed to a response.  It was a big mess as none of the 8 yo accusors understood what the word even meant.)[/quote]

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