We could say to prevent it; by allowing it to happen. However this is an option that would not voluntarily work for or on; everyone.
Bullying occurs in some parental guidances, communities, public/private, education, gang affiliations, work place conditions, debtor collector's, relationships, CJS and in society. Bullying a group are individuals causing distraction by implementing a force on a group of other's or person's for Power & Attention. And age or race is not a dominating factor.
I say parental. Either you grew up in someone's else's madness. Are you the provoker of the bullying. If not View It, Agree or Disagree and move On.
The commission of Bullying with the intention to dismantle a person of their self-esteem. The benefit of Bullying to feel empowered over the dismantled.
Bullying a vehicle used in driving force of rising suicide rates; over the last decade. In All races & ages. And the result is it's on the behaviors that are even interested in changing..
Tough skin. You either grow It Stretch into It. Are rest with It. Why, because Bullying is not an action of compromising.
In today's society there is Hate/Racism. Compassion/Communication. Amongst the weak/weary/strong. You don't have an option to not choose. You do possess the power of having the access to using common sense; around knowledge in knowing the difference. To surving It..