Bullying has emerged as one of the most fundamental problems facing our nation's schools
to date (Espelage & Swearer, 2003). Since 1999, state legislators have taken a keen interest …

Does your bullying policy protect all students? A 2007 study uncovered a shocking fact: 80%
of children with learning disabilities are bullied at school. As schools implement bullying …

Over time, a growing body of literature has amassed pertaining to bullying and students with
disabilities. The consensus is that this segment of the school population is particularly …

Bullying has come to be recognized as a pervasive problem in schools today. Frequently
bullying is not immediately recognized or viewed by classroom teachers as problematic …

According to a 2001 study by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
about 3 in 10 children are affected as bully, victim, or both. However. the knowledge base …

Bullying has been proven by numerous studies to be a serious problem nationwide.
Harassment of youth with disabilities in particular has been steadily increasing. Whole …

Bullying in schools has received both media and scholarly attention for the past 20 years. A
large body of research has identified variables associated with bullies, victims, and bully …

Like bullying in general, bullying of students with disabilities represents both a civil rights
and public health challenge. Amongst the possible effects of bullying the US Department of …

Bullying is a common occurrence in US's schools and is currently at the forefront of national
attention. Unfortunately, students with disabilities are frequently the targets of peer-on-peer …

Background In 1970, only one in every five children with disabilities received a public
education and many states had laws specifically excluding particular disability categories …