Bullying, Students With Disabilities, and Recommendations for Prevention of Bullying

Bullying is a widespread complex social problem on school grounds in the United States. Due to their vulnerability, students with disabilities are easy targets for bullying. This article discusses bullying from the persp_ ectives of student engagement, bullying and student engagement, bullymg and school leadership, school culture, students with disabilities recommendations for prevention of bullying behaviors, and reduction of bullying for students who have disabilities or chronic medical conditions. The authors describe tlu:ee examples of bullying of students with disabilities. Bullying against students with disabilities needs to be a part of school prevention programs. Recommendations are made for rehabilitation counselors, outlining strategies for prevention.