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To: Dale Baker who wrote (31)	4/18/2004 2:47:41 AM
From: Sultan	Respond to of 740

Schools are one ugly place for some kids.. That is why I am not surprised when a kid snaps and next thing you know either he/she is dead or some other kids are.. Even after everything, some people who are in authority are more likely to downplay the problem as being isolated then actually do something about it.. Here are some depressing links.. buddy-system.org ravendays.org arts.yorku.ca

To: Dale Baker who wrote (31)	4/18/2004 9:52:37 AM
From: epicure	Respond to of 740

I know schools (or some schools) are trying to combat bullying. There was some great work that came out of Scandinavia on combating bullying in schools- and some schools here in the US have put that work in to practice. When the effort is school wide the results are apparently very impressive. I posted about it some time ago- because I've been interested in this topic for a long time.

To: Dale Baker who wrote (31)	4/18/2004 11:52:25 AM
From: redfish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 740

Kids seem hardwired to develop a "pecking order," and among boys this generally is accomplished through proficiency in sports, willingness to risk physical injury, and willingness to fight. It is all completely irrevelant ten years later, when we develop new ways to determine the pecking order (annual income, beauty/youth of wife, golf game). Many who sucked at the early pecking order game excel at the later game, and vice-versa, which explains why many men in their thirties and forties drink a lot of beer. I doubt there is any way around it, at least not within our lifetimes.