Peter Berger: Beware intentional acts of unkindness

Editor’s Note: This commentary is by Peter Berger, who is an English teacher at Weathersfield School, who writes ‘Poor Elijah’s Almanack.’ The column appears in several publications including the Times Argus, the Rutland Herald and the Stowe Reporter.
I am not convinced that bullying in schools has gotten worse, but I’ve definitely observed that schools have gotten worse at dealing with it. In their well-intentioned anti-bullying efforts, officials import everything