John terrorizes other students daily with threats and acts of violence. He picks on kids and pushes them around. John's a 10 year old schoolyard bully. A Port Coquitlam school is taking the bluster out of bullies with a hard nosed anti-bullying program that is serving as a model for other schools and districts around the province. It's not just a childhood rite of passage.
Bullying is a growing problem that can leave deep psychological scars or drive children to suicide.