Article: School's Bully Task Force Takes Proactive Approach.(Foundation School of Montgomery County, Maryland)

ROCKVILLE, MD. -- Bullying is not simply a problem between the bully and the victim; it is a problem within the school culture that must be addressed.

This realization led social worker Jack Gilbert to create the bully task force 3 years ago at the Foundation School of Montgomery County a private nonprofit school for adolescents with serious emotional disturbances in Rockville.

The bully task force, made up of school staff members, is based on the concept that bullying involves the bully, the victim, and the bystanders, all of whom are enacting a power dynamic, Dr. Michael Meagher said at the annual meeting of the American Society for Adolescent ...

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