Recently, much attention has been placed on the issue of bullying in schools, both in the United States and in foreign countries. Countries like Norway, Sweden, Japan, and Australia have been at the center of attention on issues related to bullying. It is generally believed that incidences of bullying are quite common among middle school students…

Recent works in the areas of social typing and labeling suggest that teachers may play a critical role in the perpetuation of deviant adolescent careers. This notion is examined through use of data obtained from all sixth- and seventh-grade students attending a middle school in western New York State. (Editor)

All school professionals working with children and adolescents deal with social skills issues. Even if not the primary issue or goal, teachers, counselors, school psychologists, other specialists such as nurses, speech and language therapists, etc., and some administrators make informal assessments of their students' ability to successfully…