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According to Medical Xpress:
The negative social, physical and mental health effects of childhood bullying are still evident nearly 40 years later, according to new research by King's College London. The study is the first to look at the effects of bullying beyond early adulthood, and is published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
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(Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 19 2014, @12:16PM
Sure that's a duh outcome. But see how bullying is generally handled: it isn't. School staff needs undeniable facts to do something about it or most of them will just reason its influence away so that they can stay in their comfort zone.
At least now when someone complains about bullying, they can't reason it away or they risk getting slapped with the hard facts. Thus, an increasing number of schools will actually start doing something about it. Sure, this will be a process that may take a number of decades but at least it's a start.
Color me overly optimistic, but that's what I think will happen.
(Score: 1) by GmanTerry on Sunday April 20 2014, @04:20AM
It is interesting. The jocks in High School picked on geeks like me. I liked school except for the social pecking order. Nothing was ever done to stop the bullying. The only comforting thing is that I'm sure I was more successful after school and earned more money. They hated their jobs, I loved mine.
Since when is "public safety" the root password to the Constitution?