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Late one Saturday night last year, I received an email from a student—let’s call her Mary. Mary had found out that some kids in her…

By Ari Magnusson I recently spoke to the head of a school in advance of a professional development engagement. She was describing the school’s existing…

By Ari Magnusson The notion of a “power imbalance” is one of the most problematic errors in the definition of bullying. This notion, which was…

By Ari Magnusson Many definitions of bullying, such as the one found on stopbullying[dot]gov, state that those who bully others intend to cause harm. The…

Surveys show that almost all children are bullied at some point during their school years. Being bullied makes a child feel miserable. A bullied child…

By Ari Magnusson The results are in: 100% of the students in Boston-area schools who were taught about bullying prevention during this past spring term…

On February 28, 2018, in response to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, a group of experts on school violence formed the Interdisciplinary Group…

Ari Magnusson has been invited by the Charlestown branch of the Boston Public Library to facilitate a discussion on bullying with parents. Ari will talk…

Ari Magnusson will be giving his talk “Bullying Secrets Revealed: Why Kids Do It and What You Can Do to Stop It” to the students…

The CirclePoint team has been busy this summer, completely rewriting the CirclePoint Guide for Educators. Whereas the pilot edition contained all the ideas, theories, and…