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The Californian

The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

The Official Student-Run Newspaper of California High School

The Californian

Students gather around and use their phones to record a fight instead of intervening, contributing to a bystander mentality.

Bystander mentality enables fighting in school bathroom

Caleb Yi, A&E Editor November 9, 2023

A violent fight broke out in the boy’s bathroom on Oct. 5, as bystanders provoked the combatants and recorded instead of intervening, sparking concerns about how Cal High students and administrators...

The bystander effect starts in high school

The bystander effect starts in high school

Brynn Kan, Staff Writer May 2, 2019

The bystander effect is when individuals fail to act during an emergency situation because of the presence of others.  While this occurs during extreme situations, such as sexual assault and murder,...

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