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Unfortunately bullying is very common in schools and in places of work everywhere.
Most people think of bullying as physical - hitting, punching, kicking, and stealing; but bullying is anything that makes a person do something they do not want to do, name calling etc. The main problem is that too many people and too many schools stand by and let it happen. You as a pupil have certain rights, your school must do certain things to protect you from bullying. The following information came from the DFEE (Department for Education and Employment) - these guys are responsible for writing the laws that tell teachers and schools how to work. Their website is at http://www.dfee.gov.uk/:  "Each school should have a clear school behaviour policy. It should make clear the boundaries of what is acceptable, the hierarchy of sanctions, arrangements for their consistent and fair application, and a linked system of rewards for good behaviour. It should promote respect for others, intolerance of bullying and harassment, the importance of self-discipline and the difference between 'right' and 'wrong'." |
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