Dr. Tracy Vaillancourt

But we argued in this paper, and it's been replicated, that kids who are bullied also legitimately have poorer memory as a consequence of that poor treatment.

But we argued in this paper, and it's been replicated, that kids who are bullied also legitimately have poorer memory as a consequence of that poor treatment.

So this is my passion is telling schools that if they want to invest in anti-bullying efforts, they should invest in supervision because it's one of the best ways of reducing bullying. It's not a program. It's just getting teachers out of the classroom and managing what's going on on the playground and in the hallways and the like.

So this is my passion is telling schools that if they want to invest in anti-bullying efforts, they should invest in supervision because it's one of the best ways of reducing bullying. It's not a program. It's just getting teachers out of the classroom and managing what's going on on the playground and in the hallways and the like.

So this is my passion is telling schools that if they want to invest in anti-bullying efforts, they should invest in supervision because it's one of the best ways of reducing bullying. It's not a program. It's just getting teachers out of the classroom and managing what's going on on the playground and in the hallways and the like.

So during the pandemic, there was, we did a study where we did a random design and keep in mind, kids were still in school. So we're not saying, of course, bullying should go down if they're not in school, they're not face-to-face, they're not interacting as much.

So during the pandemic, there was, we did a study where we did a random design and keep in mind, kids were still in school. So we're not saying, of course, bullying should go down if they're not in school, they're not face-to-face, they're not interacting as much.

So during the pandemic, there was, we did a study where we did a random design and keep in mind, kids were still in school. So we're not saying, of course, bullying should go down if they're not in school, they're not face-to-face, they're not interacting as much.

But anyhow, so when they were still in school, we did this, we randomized kids into, we looked at their bullying rates before the pandemic and during the pandemic, and we found a 50% reduction in bullying. I've never seen that reduction in my lifetime.

But anyhow, so when they were still in school, we did this, we randomized kids into, we looked at their bullying rates before the pandemic and during the pandemic, and we found a 50% reduction in bullying. I've never seen that reduction in my lifetime.

But anyhow, so when they were still in school, we did this, we randomized kids into, we looked at their bullying rates before the pandemic and during the pandemic, and we found a 50% reduction in bullying. I've never seen that reduction in my lifetime.

Yeah, exactly. No. Run it back. Yeah. So this reduction came vis-a-vis increased supervision, which is something I've always been arguing for because we did a paper, we published a paper in 2010 called Places to Avoid, where we just chronicled all the places in the school where kids get bullied. And guess where they get bullied, Chris? Where there's no school, where there's no supervision.

Yeah, exactly. No. Run it back. Yeah. So this reduction came vis-a-vis increased supervision, which is something I've always been arguing for because we did a paper, we published a paper in 2010 called Places to Avoid, where we just chronicled all the places in the school where kids get bullied. And guess where they get bullied, Chris? Where there's no school, where there's no supervision.

Yeah, exactly. No. Run it back. Yeah. So this reduction came vis-a-vis increased supervision, which is something I've always been arguing for because we did a paper, we published a paper in 2010 called Places to Avoid, where we just chronicled all the places in the school where kids get bullied. And guess where they get bullied, Chris? Where there's no school, where there's no supervision.

So they get caught. Bullied on the playground, in the hallways, in the stairwell, you name it, right?

So they get caught. Bullied on the playground, in the hallways, in the stairwell, you name it, right?

So they get caught. Bullied on the playground, in the hallways, in the stairwell, you name it, right?

So anyhow, so this 50% reduction had to do with they were so motivated to make sure kids had their masks on, that they were washing their hands, like they fully engaged in this, you know, virus mitigation strategies or these virus mitigation strategies that they inadvertently reduced bullying by 50%. So how about we supervise kids?

So anyhow, so this 50% reduction had to do with they were so motivated to make sure kids had their masks on, that they were washing their hands, like they fully engaged in this, you know, virus mitigation strategies or these virus mitigation strategies that they inadvertently reduced bullying by 50%. So how about we supervise kids?

So anyhow, so this 50% reduction had to do with they were so motivated to make sure kids had their masks on, that they were washing their hands, like they fully engaged in this, you know, virus mitigation strategies or these virus mitigation strategies that they inadvertently reduced bullying by 50%. So how about we supervise kids?