Bullied In The United States

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In the United States, there are juveniles being bullied in schools, communities, school grounds, and homes. Bullies create a distressful atmosphere for youngsters, causing their learning ability and social skills to deteriorate. Even in the presence of adults, kids are being terrorized, and the culprit is not being punished. The higher successive programs the less of students are being bullied. There are three forms of bullying, verbal, physical, and psychological. Psychological is spreading rumors, manipulating relationships, and engaging in social exclusion. The students being bullied experience loneliness, emotional and social adjustments, and the fear of going to school. Bullying also have anti-social behavior, vandalism, shoplifting,

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