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School sports may cut bullying : Playing school sports is known to have many benefits for teens, but researchers have found a new reason to encourage kids to take up a sport: It may reduce teen girls' likelihood of being involved in violence and some teen boys' risk of being bullied .

School Sports May Cut Rates of Violence, Bullying Among Teens - Philly.com "Though we don't know if boys who play team sports are less likely to be the perpetrators of bullying , we know that they are less likely to be bullied ," Coyne-Beasley noted. "Perhaps creating team-like environments among students such that they may ...