Young children who were labeled by their peers as bullies required more support as adults from government agencies, had more court convictions, more alcoholism, more anti-social personality disorders and used more mental health services. Many adults do not know how to intervene in bullying situations, therefore, bullying is often overlooked. Bullying occurs once every seven minutes. The emotional scars from bullying can last a lifetime. The majority of bullying occurs in or close to school buildings.
Most victims are unlikely to report bullying.
Only one in four students report that teachers intervene in bullying situations, while seven in 10 teachers believe they always intervene. B'Ware Turning things around Any school can do what San Marcos High has done. It says so right in the California Education Code, section 48900.4. The language has been there for years. In the education code and in the student handbook of every school, under the heading of respecting one another.