 Bullying is not some sort of 21st century invention. However, with the creation and use of social media, along with a much more desensitized world and society for our youth to try to be young in today, bullying seems to be more widespread and prevalent than ever. For a long time “bullying” wasn't as appropriately addressed or recognized as a potentially life threatening issue as it is today. Unfortunately, it took some terrible tragedies to highlight the severity and danger of the problem. So schools, even society as a whole, began to embrace the fight against bullying. This awareness and the attempt to address bullying was, and is, a much needed good thing. However, in my experience, the pendulum has swung from many people being unaware, to a lot of people being hyper sensitive...
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