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We Know How to End Bullying in Schools—So Why Don't We Do It? - Education - GOOD

We Know How to End Bullying in Schools—So Why Don't We Do It? - Education - GOOD:

We Know How to End Bullying in Schools—So Why Don't We Do It?

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In the aftermath of Monday's school shooting, students at Ohio's Chardon High School headed back to classyesterday. With three students dead, allegedly at the hands of a troubled classmate, the community is grasping for answers about how such a tragedy could have happened, while parents and teachers nationwide have renewed focus on the "red flags" they should look out for to prevent similar incidents in their communities.

Jessie Klein, assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice at Adelphi University and author of the upcoming book The Bully Society, told CNN that looking for warning signs from individual students isn’t the solution. Instead, Klein says, stopping school violence requires replacing a broader culture of hostility in schools