it was not supression of a behaviour, the behaviour just did not exist Or you just didn't see and experience it. There is more to bullying than everybody stand

it was not supression of a behaviour, the behaviour just did not exist Or you just didn't see and experience it. There is more to bullying than everybody standing in a circle and openly making fun of the "nerd". Most successful bullies are very good at hiding their bullying from people they know wouldn't approve. Having had the unfortunate experience of seeing my daughter get bullied, bullies are sneaky, insidious and very good at keeping their behaviour just on the right side of plausible deniability. I fully believe that over half of her class had no idea she was being bullied.