Some people complained that bullying is not always taken seriously. Commenter phantuanduong in Vietnam wrote:
We as parents and teachers should let children understand that they will be punished if they do wrong, and the punishments won't be only reminders or warnings.
But not everyone agreed.
Denysenko in Ukraine says what we call bullying is a part of the socialization process:
Children need to know how to defend oneself, how to establish relationships in a group. If laws or teachers or police will protect a child against "bullying," he or she will never become an independent person.
And several of you expressed sadness at the case of fifteen-year-old Phoebe Prince. Bullying may have led to her suicide. Moneem Alhasee from Libya wrote:
I'm really astonished how such a beautiful nice girl can do such a thing. She made a mistake when she listened to those who criticized her. They were jealous of her. God bless you, Phoebe Prince.
You can find last week's report at voaspecialenglish.com. You can also add your own comments on our website or on Facebook at VOA Learning English. Next week, learn about a new study of bullies.
And that's the VOA Special English Education Report, written by Nancy Steinbach. I'm Steve Ember.
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