“Bullies mocked a cheerleader with Down syndrome — but what the basketball players did next stopped the entire game
It begins with a whisper in the bleachers, a pointed finger, or a sharp, cruel laugh. Bullying is a quiet epidemic, a corrosive social toxin that thrives in the shadows of school hallways, corporate offices, and even behind the closed doors of family homes. For decades, journalists and psychologists alike have documented its fallout: the…