International Journal of Education and Social Science (IJESS)

Bullying has become a growing serious problem today in America than in the past decades. Many states, school systems both private and public, and international organizations around the world have embarked on creating safe school environments that are free from bullying and aggressive violence behaviors as one of the national goals (Notar, Padgett, & Roden, 2013; Allanson, Lester, & Notar, 2015). The dream cannot come true unless the issue of bullying violence and victimization are addressed by systems that created it. Bullying occurs in all sectors of human endeavors such as businesses, schools, churches and all organizations. It has created a climate of fear; hatred, intimidation, harassment, discrimination, racism, sexism and religious fanaticism. Many of those who are bullied experience a technical knock-out effect throughout their life span. They are subjected to depression, difficulty with relationships, substance abuse, self inflicted suicide, and school dropout as a result. As people living in the free world, we should no longer welcome bullying. This article discusses whether bullying is a global issue, not just a U. S. problem. Educators, politicians, businesses and parents can help by becoming aware of the problem, enforcing standards of behavior, and watching for symptoms of bullying victims in our schools and workplace (Padgett, & Notar, 2013A/B; Mehta, et al., 2013; Vincze, et al., 2008; Allanson, Lester, & Notar, 2015).