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Thursday, April 3, 2014

Elementary and Middle Schools Criticized for Ineffective Anti-Bullying Programs


A study published in the Annual Review of Psychology analyzed students in six countries in the grades K-12 and found some short-comings in U.S. school systems and anti-bullying programs.
Jaana Juvonen, lead author of the publication, compared the programs in place to combat bullying as “Band-Aid solutions.” The programs currently in place were proven to be ineffective and that more comprehensive programs improved their success. Juvonen suggested that schools alter their programs to address a wide range of bullying and to distinguish the varying types.

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