Normal Peer Conflict
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Peers have equal power or are friends with each other.
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Conflict happens occasionally or rarely.
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May be accidental.
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May not be serious; no threat of harm.
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Equal emotional reaction from both peers.
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Not seeking power or attention and not trying to gain something.
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General remorse – will want to take responsibility.
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Effort on both sides to solve the problem.
Bullying/Harassment
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Imbalance of power between peers; not friends.
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Repeated negative actions that happen often.
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Purposefully done.
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Serious with threat of physical or emotional harm.
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Strong emotional reaction from victim and little or no emotional reaction from bully.
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Seeking power, control or material things.
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No remorse – bully blames victim; no guilt from bully.
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No effort to solve the problem.