This article is about
teacher-related bullying at school. For bullying involving lecturers in higher
education, School teachers are commonly the subject of bullying but
they are also sometimes the originators of bullying within a school
environment.
When an adult bullies a child, it is referred to as psychological,
emotional or verbal abuse. According to the American Psychological Association,
it is as harmful as sexual or physical abuse. Children who are
emotionally abused and neglected face similar and sometimes worse mental health
problems as children who are physically or sexually abused, yet psychological
abuse is rarely addressed in prevention programs or in treating victims,
according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association.
While sexual and physical abuse
by an adult to child, parent, teacher or coach is criminal in the eyes of the
law, bullying or emotional abuse by these adults in care-giver positions is not
necessarily.
Due to their influential role, it
is possible that teachers are instrumental in teaching bullying.