>N.J.’s anti-bullying law gets slow start as school violence grows
Bullying can happen anywhere, anyplace or anytime. Whether bullies choose to taunt face-to-face, by text message or over the internet, it is not limited by age, gender, or education.
Law enforcement officials as well as educators agree it is neither a phase some young people may experience, nor a joke. Experts say bullying can cause lasting harm when not stopped in its tracks, where young bullies in the schoolyard can grow-up to be big bullies in the workplace.
Despite the Garden State’s latest efforts to fight back against bullies with a stronger anti-bullying law that took effect in September, its public schools reported an increase in violence as well as drug, weapons and alcohol abuse. (Sammarco, New Jersey Newsroom)
