DISINFORMATION ALERT: The following article, which is actually quite interesting, includes an erroneous statement that implies that workplace bullying is “illegal.” That is not true. Unfortunately, not a single state in the U. S. has laws against workplace bullying, despite its impact on the workplace and workers — and national productivity. More than half of the state legislatures have introduced bills to create such laws but none have passed to date. – Mike
By Ryan McCarthy/Appeal-Democrat
Women are more likely than men to be perpetrators — and much more likely to be targets as well.
Workplace bullying issues were part of sessions provided to Yuba City Unified School District staff and presented by Timothy K. Baker, who teaches criminal justice at California State University, Sacramento.
“It’s very similar to sexual harassment,” Baker said Friday.
Herb Cooley, a Yuba City Unified trustee, attended the sessions on a safe and civil workplace held for district administrators and trustees before the start of the school year.
“I’d never been to a training like that before,” Cooley said of the sessions that included workplace bullying and were presented to teachers and other staff.
“Bullying is definitely illegal,” he added. “It will not be tolerated.”
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