How does a person classify bullying? Is it verbal, physical, or even more recently technological? Unfortunately, all of these classifications are considered part of a subgenre of the overall topic of bullying. Bullying is not only a problem, but it has quickly become an epidemic in today's education system. When the subject of bullying comes up, the majority of people assume that it is primarily a physical problem. However, there are three main types of harassment. Each classification of this general subject is just as immoral as the other. The real question is: can this problem be solved? If so, what steps can be taken to resolve this long-standing problem? This may seem like a difficult problem to solve, but there are some extremely effective steps that can be taken to significantly improve this problem. (second paragraph omitted) Bullying has always been one of the most notorious problems in the United States. That being said, it quickly became a problem in Hamilton County schools. According to local newspaper The Chattanooga Times Free Press, in Tennessee there were a total of 5,478 recorded cases of bullying in 2012. An alarming 4.6 percent of these recorded cases occurred in the state alone. Hamilton County. This number rises to a total of 255 confirmed cases. A total of 345 cases have been reported in Hamilton County, while only 255 have been confirmed. (Sher timesfreepress.com) The disturbing number of students being bullied in this county is very troubling, but what can we do about it? Is there a simple solution that can resolve this long-standing problem? Most problems, no matter how intractable they may seem, can actually be solved. Bullying may never go away completely, but with a little time and effort, it can... middle of paper ...... sone, R and Lori A Sansone. “Victims of bullying: psychological and somatic consequences. » Psychiatry (Edgmont), 5. 6 (2008): 62. PrintLuscombe, Belinda. “What if my son is a bully?.” TIME, October 18. 2011: Print.Stellwagen, Kurt K and Patricia K Kerig. “Bullying by leaders: association with psychopathic narcissism and theory of mind in psychiatrically hospitalized children.” Child psychiatry and human development, (2012): 1--9. PrintIsolan, Luciano, Giovanni Abrahao Salum, Andrea Tochetto Osowski, Graziela Hartmann Zottis and Gisele Gus Manfro. “Victims and bully-victims, but not bullies, are groups associated with anxiety symptoms in Brazilian children and adolescents.” European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, (2013): 1--8. Print.Sher, Andy. “Tennessee records 5,478 cases of bullying in schools.” The Chattanooga Times Free Press, October 25. 2013: Print.