IntroductionBullying has been a part of school since children gathered. For some it seems like a natural, if uncomfortable, part of life and the school experience, while for others it can mean terrifying experiences that have marred and colored otherwise happy years at school. Dan Olweus, a pioneer in research on bully behavior, documented that 2.7 million children are bullied and that 2.1 children act as bullies (Fried, 1997, cited in Aluedse, 2006). With bullying cited as a reason for violent gun crimes in recent years, school districts and national governments have put anti-bullying policies in place. Bullying is a complicated phenomenon, involving more than one child asking for lunch money from a younger child. It is a worldwide epidemic that affects schools everywhere. Virtually everyone has seen or experienced bullying. With technological advances, bullying is also affecting the Internet. Parents, teachers, students and government agencies are trying to put an end to bullying practices. I chose to write about bullying because I experienced it firsthand while working in Japan. As an English teacher at Tomobe Junior High School in Kasama, Japan, I witnessed how a twelve-year-old boy habitually abused not only his classmates, but also his teachers. Sometimes, when all the students were seated, he would go around the classroom and target other students; I saw how the class teacher looked at him and then turned his head so that he did not testify and did not need to act. I saw how this boy verbally mistreated his classmates, shouting and making comments in a hostile and insolent tone; I saw how he often behaved physically and hit, pushed, shoved and... middle of paper..., K., & Coie, J. (1987). Social information processing factors in reactive and proactive aggression in children's peer groups. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 53,1146-1158. Fried, S. (1997). Bullies and victims: children who abuse children. American Journal of DanceTherapy, 19, 127-133. Olweus, D. (1984). Attackers and their victims: bullying at school. In N. Fmde & H. Gault (Eds.), Disruptive behavior in schools. New York: Wiley.Smith, P., & Sharp, S. (1994). School bullying: insights and perspectives. London: Routledge. Roland E. and Munthe E. (1997). The 1996 Norwegian program for the prevention and management of bullying in schools. The Irish Journal of Psychology, 18, 233–247. Ross, D. M. (1996). Childhood bullying and teasing: what school staff, other professionals and parents can do. Virginia: American Counseling Association.