Bullying is the use of unjustified physical force, coercion, intimidation, petty crime, and malicious social manipulation to assert dominance, social status, material gain, and enjoyment at the expense of others.
Bullying is a problem because it is a social phenomenon that has existed and persisted since the beginning of semi-intelligent life. When the term bullying is used, it almost always refers to the interaction between humans. With the coalescence of many children from all walks of life, appearances, and personalities, bullying is bound to emerge. Bullying can have severe detrimental effect on the mind and body of its victims. Extreme cases can and have lead to loss of life directly caused by the bullies and the victims. Trauma educed by bullying can have long lasting consequences that can endure beyond childhood into adulthood. Bullying is in every school.