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The disturbing connection between bullying and sexual harassment

  • Written by Dorothy Espelage, Professor of Psychology, University of Florida
imageBullying behaviors can leave lasting damage.Girl Image via www.shutterstock.com

Over the past two decades, the national media has given considerable attention to disturbing stories of youth suicides that have resulted in part from bullying.

Bullying suicide.

The subject of bullying has also been a plot line in movies such as “Bully” and...

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