How do you handle the "girl groups" and "Brat Packs" that tend to form in our classes, on our teams and in our schools? I have a no tolerance for bulling attitude and the kids know it. I even read excerpts of the book Queen Bees and Wannabees aloud to the class few years back. There was a particular group that needed to hear that we were on to them. However, I think it is the subtle bullying that can be worse. The the behind the back stuff, eye rolling, expressive gestures and "meaningful" eye contact, as I referred to in an earlier post can cause more damage than, the name calling and physical stuff. This is the stuff that escalates. I also suspect that some of the kids who present the kindest face to adults and spout the ideology we want to hear, are some of the worst of this kind of kid. How do you curb this behavior?
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