Military spouses worldwide are facing yet another academic year. Many are starting over at a new school with unfamiliar faces, possibilities, curriculums and expectations.

Rachelle Arroyave says she was naïve when her husband left for his first tour in Iraq. “We didn’t even talk about it,” she says of the possibility that he could die.

There is no standard definition of bulling behavior, because despite failed efforts to pass legislation, there are currently no laws protecting victims against it, Namie said.