bullying

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These efforts have been hampered by the recent departure of Chairman Albert Manifold, who was abruptly fired last month amid concerns about bullying behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

School cafeterias are a common place for bullying to occur, she says, because the student-to-staff ratio is much higher than in a classroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

As education minister between 2023 and 2024, he tackled bullying and also banned pupils from wearing the abaya, a loose-fitting garment from the shoulders to the feet worn by Muslim women.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Her mother believed that the death was result of bullying at Manual Arts High School in South L.A. and also blamed school administrators for failing to respond to prior reports of campus harassment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Though Robinson owned her own car and rarely rode the city bus, the memory of the driver’s bullying behavior and how humiliated she had felt wouldn’t go away.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose