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Are Military Children Targeted by Bullies? (VIDEO)

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Has your child been the target of a bully? Do you think the fact that he or she is the child of a servicemember has something to do with it?

Last year the Department of Defense joined forces with the Departments of Education, and Health and Human Services, to create an anti-bullying task force. The DoD also has a website called Military OneSource that offers resources for parents and children who are facing the problem of bullying.

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This week The Pentagon Channel is running a special series on military children and bullying. Part one looks at whether the children of troops are singled out for bullying because they're usually the new kids in class: