While bullying has a long and sordid history in American classrooms, a November 7, 2016 article in The Nation asserts that the current surge is notable in two respects, both for the similarity of its targets - Muslim students, immigrants and children of immigrants, children of
color, girls, and Jews - and the language used against them, leading some educators to suggest a link to Donald Trump and the «degraded course of this
election season.»