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Report: ‘Trump effect’ contributes to higher bullying in Republican districts

September 18, 2018

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Since President Trump launched his presidential bid, there’s been a dispute over the validity of what’s known as the “Trump effect,” which Psychology Today defines as “an increase in bullying in schools caused by the rhetoric used by Donald Trump during his campaign.”

A 2016 Southern Poverty Law Center report found that Trump’s presidential campaign caused an “alarming level of fear and anxiety among children of color and inflaming racial and ethnic tensions in the classroom.

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