Bullying in School and its Psychological, Physical, and Linguistic Effects on Students with Learning Difficulties: A Descriptive Study
Keywords:
Bullying, Learning difficulties, early care, school, Psychological effects, InclusionAbstract
School bullying represents one of the major challenges facing the educational system, and its seriousness increases when the victims are children with learning difficulties. Based on this issue, this study focuses on exploring the effects of bullying in all its forms (psychological, physical, and academic) on this particular group. Such practices can leave profound consequences that go beyond the victim alone, undermining the collective sense of safety within the school, which in turn leads to a deterioration in comprehension and understanding, and becomes a major cause of school absenteeism.
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