Aggressive behavior can be physical (e.g. hitting, kicking) or verbal (e.g. teasing, provoking)”. These are the incidents that are most easily identified and reported, but may be mislabeled. When a person is subjected to physical violence such as kicks, slaps and/or punches, or is subjected to threats and insults, they are a victim of direct bullying. (Carpenter & Ferguson, n.d., para. 1) Those same actions would result in arrest for battery and assault and possible legal action for an adult. Adding to the confusion, if the misconduct creates a hostile and offensive environment and is based on race, color, national origin, sex or disability, it is considered harassment and a violation of federal law. As horrible as this violence may be, it is significantly less common than relationship violence