Well that's the sad fact that we must admit. There is no safe place for our children because even at home, children suffer violence in a way of their own parents.

Actually all depends on a situation. Some children being bully due to lack of self esteemed. They feel that they can't fight and they are meant to be treated like that. Most cases are being suicidal. I remember during my high school days when my friend commit suicide inside the school comfort room because of bullying. Some of them need proper psychological treatment specially to those who suffer a great trauma inside the school or at home.

It's not fun to be bullied.  But there are better ways of handling the situation by being violent.  You can turn to you friends and family for support.  If this is not available, then the school guidance counselor is a great source of help and information.

Bullying is a cycle.  Bullies are typically ignored or abused at home.  They tend to hit back at school so that they will feel superior or have an outlet for their inner turmoil. 

I am kinda agree with you darren, but sometimes they got much deeper reason why they come to a situation to bully someone. Some them have family problem or maybe they are lack of family attention such as father and mother's love.

some children can't express their self at home. that is why some of them express it outside their backyard. and due to its lack of attention at home they mostly get jealous to some other fellow student and sometimes they get bullied. children who mostly bully fellow classmate are spoiled at home.

When a student starts to bully and become violent, there is only one thing that he seeks for --- its the attention. If the child doesn't get the attention that he needs at home, he will surely crave for it everywhere he goes. Better to send this child to a counselor or even to a clergy, they would help a lot in preventing this kind of behavior to occur.

 Parents should be very observant to what does their children act and say. Since they were the one who is  responsible for their children. They have to make it sure that there's always an open communication between them and their children.

I believe that janice is right, there is no safe place for our children.  Schools are promoting right conduct, strong rules and regulations. If the negative behavior is still existing badly then I guess punishment(not harsh) will be effective and reinforcement for those who are doing good in school.

sometimes the main reason why students or young teens get into abusive acts is because we adults tend to abuse them too. on that matter, they develop on having the thought to do acts that are not appropriate.