Bullies
in K-12 are common, and bullies may include
students, administrators, counselors, teachers, bus drivers, employees,
coaches, parents, news media, community leaders,
neighbors, and volunteers. An organization or community that consists of
so many independently managed and freelance groups can be difficult to analyze concerning the culture and
environment and the diagnosis of system problems that perpetuate the cycle of bully-like abusive
behaviors. Often, embedded bully
retention mechanisms and incomplete organizational policies and procedures allow
bullies to remain and claim even higher positions of power. Bully retention
mechanisms for supportive and informal groups such as community leaders,
neighbors, volunteers and public media have norms, values, and beliefs that may
also skew the rightness of bully-type behaviors. In general, the creation of bullies
begins with toxic internal and external environments and reward systems that
make it difficult to manage the damage that a bully can do to themselves and
others.
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