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• giardini 6y ago
  OK. No doubt. I am glad you brought this up. I've never been bullied by a peer or near-peer. That is, I was never in a situation that I could not handle. In my entire life I've only seen one case where another child was bullied by older boys and I knew that was bad. BUT when you mentioned teachers, I thought of a middle-and-high school teacher/coach who held a grudge for reasons unknown. In response I skated by in his freshman biology class and, in general, wouldn't give him the time of day. So yes, teachers can indeed act like bullies. But I think most people don't think of bullying per se as being something teachers or other authority figures do but instead something that one's peers or near-age peers do.
  • zepto 6y ago
    That’s true because of how school bullying is typically defined. But of course if coaches etc get away with it, they are setting an example that some students will follow. This is one of several ways in which school causes bullying.