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Schoolyard Bullying: Which Kids Are Most Vulnerable?

Posted Oct 31, 2008, updated Oct 31, 2008.

Playground gibes are a rite of passage for most school-age kids, but for some children, teasing at school can turn into outright violence and abuse. Researchers say that as many as 1 in 10 children suffer physical attacks, name-calling and other social aggression at school, and a new study suggests that a child's risk of becoming a chronic victim of bullying may depend on factors that appear very early in life.

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