That is, children who bully and children who are victimized tend to perpetuate these roles throughout their school years. It is these students that educators must help as early as possible in their school careers in order to have a chance of changing these emerging harmful patterns of behavior. Harassing student behavior does not spontaneously appear in middle school. It has its origins in preschool. The current research regarding antisocial behavior makes clear that early intervention in home, school, and community are the best hope we have of diverting children from these behaviors.
Most students are neither bully nor victim.
They are however witnesses to the bullying that takes place around them. Given the frequency of bullying as reported in this survey, it is important to acknowledge the effects of bullying on bystanders and the potential effects on school climate. Recommendations Public Schools do not intentionally teach violence or promote aggressive behavior in children. School violence is a community issue. If we accept the premise that schools are a reflection of their communities then we must realize that schools alone can not resolve the bullying issue.