Bullying and sexual harassment may not immediately come to mind when we talk about school violence, but they are two of the most widespread and pervasive problems facing schools today. While the word "bully" conjures up a sense of safe passage to school age for many, research now shows that bullies often have a number of family or social problems. Additionally, in today's modern world, bullies don't just push around their classmates for lunch money; they have found ways to track their victims long after they have left school grounds using the Internet. Another form of bullying is sexual harassment, which is bullying based on the person's gender or sexual preferences. Sexual harassment is a very harmful problem, especially for school-aged children who have not yet developed their own sexual identity. While sexual harassment is generally considered to be aimed at a male person towards a woman, both men and women are victims and perpetrators of this destructive act. For people who are unfamiliar with the topic of school violence, they may not know where the line is crossed and dangerous behavior begins. Nevertheless, there is clear data on who is a bully, what behavior is characterized by a bully, who are bullied, what sexual harassment is, and who is affected by sexual harassment. Many factors in a child's life can cause them to experience so much emotional distress that they begin to bully other students at school. Social factors are usually the easiest to identify aspect that could cause a child to bully classmates. The child may have been bullied himself, leading to pent-up aggression which leads to the release of that aggression on other students. It can also be simple...... middle of paper ......_resources/wa_shared/backgrounders/challenge_cyber_bullying.cfm?RenderForPrint=1Coy, D. (2001). Intimidation. Greensboro, NC: ERIC Clearinghouse on Student Advising and Services. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service #ED459405) NASBE Policy Update. (2003, June). Bullying in schools. Retrieved April 22, 2005, from http://www.nasbe.org/Educational_Issues/Policy_Updates/11_10.htmlRoss, T. (January 21, 2005). Schools are banning camera phones due to the “happy slap” craze. Retrieved April 28, 2005, from http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4030257Swartz, J. (March 7, 2005). Schoolyard bullies are getting even nastier online. Retrieved April 1, 2005 from http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-03-06-cover-cyberbullies_x.htm?POE=NEWISVAWalls, L. (2004). Harassment and sexual harassment in schools. Retrieved April 20, 2005 from http://www.cfchildren.org/articlef/walls1f/walls1_print