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Bully: Shake Hands

In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary Bully, an assistant principal tries to help mediate a running feud between two boys, forcing them to shake hands to let the disagreement drop. One boy has been verbally abused and threatened by the other boy and doesn’t buy that the problem will disappear.

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