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Which school behavior fits the meaning of bullying?

Bullying involves repeated mean behavior and a power imbalance.

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  1. Repeated meanness using power ✔
  2. One equal disagreement
  3. A friendly mistake

Why: Bullying is more than one ordinary disagreement. It involves unwanted behavior, an unfair power difference, and repetition or a strong chance of repetition.

Huh, didn't know that: Power can come from popularity or information, not only size or strength.

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Answer: Repeated meanness using power. Bullying is more than one ordinary disagreement. It involves unwanted behavior, an unfair power difference, and repetition or a strong chance of repetition.

  1. What Is Bullying www.stopbullying.gov/bullying/what-is-bullying
    The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time.
    Checked 2026-10-11.

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