PERSPECTIVES ON AGGRESSION AND BULLYING BEHAVIORS IN SCHOOLS Probably the most common form of violence in schools is bullying behaviors. It seems there are always bullies preying on those who are weaker and less mature, or kids who just don't stick up for themselves. Aggressive bullying is pervasive; it is so wide-spread that worries many including parents, teachers and psychologists and this behavior is prevalent in many countries across the globe (Gini et al., 2006; Mouttapa, 2004). Studies have repeatedly shown that students themselves perceive bullying a big problem in their lives (Mouttapa, 2004). A bully is not a child or adolescent who becomes aggressive against another once or twice, a bully or group of bullies repeat the behaviors repeatedly (Gini et al., 2006). The child or adolescent is a bully because there is no retaliation but there is also the category of aggressive victims, these youngsters are both bullies and victims of bullying (Mouttapa, 2004). There are different kinds of bullying behaviors but the one common element is that it is very intentional (Gini et al., 2006). It may direct, such as the bully physically abusing another child by hitting, pushing, shoving, constant verbal aggression, etc., or it may be classified as indirect, which includes a child or group of kids spreading malicious gossip or rumors about another child, excluding a child from activities, withdrawing the opportunity for friendships, etc. (Gini et al., 2006; Pepler et al., 2006). Pepler and colleagues (2006) offered a very succinct opinion. Bullying is a relationship problem because one student is exercising control over another by using some form of aggression (Pepler, et al., 2006). This power may be gained due to physical characteristics, such as size or age, or from kn