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Bullying in school absolutely has consequences, and they're mostly going to be much farther-reaching than those suffered as an adult - getting messed up psychologically is more impactful as a kid, not to mention any physical toll it takes, or the impact of it on one's education.


I think the user means that bullies in school face little consequences, but a bully at work may get called by HR and potentially disciplined.


Oh fair enough. My apologies Mr Worf. I don't fully agree - plenty of shitty behavior gets ignored (or even encouraged) even in a workplace - but there's definitely some truth here.


It's way easier to change workplace than to change school, so I don't think it can get so extreme.


With a workplace if you can gather evidence and document it there's a significant chance of a lawsuit with a payout.

Schools are generally protected against that, and your only hope is to replace the school board, who is commonly bullies themselves.


Yep, so HR people occasionally learn a hard lesson when they don't do their job to cover for their friends.


No consequence for the bully I mean.




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