In "The House" the other day, Stephen Harper stood up in relation to rising social concern over bullying and it's heartbreaking consequences,saying that " if something is illegal, in the external public Canadian realm, then it is illegal on the Internet", looking all self-satisfied; but he and his Cons just removed the illegality of Hate Speech on the Internet. Hate Speech laws are somemething good and concerned people fought hard for; HATE SPEECH IS BULLYING!!

Just more lip service on bullying and a simplistic, voyeuristic and slanted view. This documentary focuses only on specific groups of bullied children: special needs, transgendered, gay, etc. - all of them appear to be working class families. They do not delve into why the bullying occurs or interview the bullies. Interviews with the administration, the bus drivers, the parents of the bullies are missing. What about the bystanders, nope, hardly anything there either and they have the most power. What about showing programs that work to stop bullying? NOPE! Bullying can happen to ANY kid from ANY walk of life, I would like to see something finally happen about it but this movie is not the answer.

This should be required viewing for every school age child...the younger the better...the sooner the better. An extremely painful documentary to watch, which brings back all the misery of high school...very painful. The victims of bullying and peer abuse seem to be without reason or for the simplest of reasons (appearance), but for me, the most painful aspect of this movie is just how freakin' ineffectual the teachers and school administrators are, with one vice-principal actually making the bullied child 50% or more responsible for the bullying. The point of bullying seems to be missed or ignored by adults when they put the onus to repair the situation on the bullied child. Very frustrating to watch. And of course, even if schoolyard bullying was curtailed, bullying outside of school will always remain rampant as school officials "responsibility" ends at the edge of the schoolyard, or once off of the school bus. Gawd, this was hard to watch...thankfully it ends on a positive note, but human nature being what it is, the problem will never go away. Hopefully some inroads can be made but bullies will always be there (just ask South Korea ).

This is a great documentary that should be used has a tool to discuss with your young ones about what happens or what is being done to them and others in school/school yard/buses. Highly recommend.