Produced by CBS News Productions for A&E Networks. Presented by Kurtis Productions. Host, Bill Kurtis. DVD version of an episode in the television series, Investigative Reports.
Summary:
Examines the "national epidemic" of bullying, which may drive children to violence against themselves or others, and which has played a role in recent schoolyard shootings across the U.S. Includes examinations of the case of a high school sophomore in Atlanta who committed suicide after years of being bullied at school, and the Columbine High School shooting in Colorado committed by Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, who had been teased and taunted at school for years. Includes interviews with children who have been victims of bullying, and looks at a program which aims to prevent the destructive practice. With commentary by SuEllen Fried, author of Bullies & victims.
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