What is Bullying?

What is Bullying? 1. Bullying is aggressive behavior that involves unwanted, negative actions. 2. Bullying involves a pattern of behavior repeated over time. 3. Bullying involves an imbalance of power or strength. Types of Bullying 1. Verbal bullying including derogatory comments and bad names 2. Bullying through social exclusion or isolation 3. Physical bullying such as hitting, kicking, shoving, and spitting 4. Bullying through lies and false rumors 5. Having money or other things taken or damaged by students who bully 6. Being threatened or being forced to do things by students who bully 7. Racial bullying 8. Sexual bullying 9. Cyber bullying (via mobile phone or Internet) Why Do Students Bully? 1. Students who bully have strong needs for power and (negative) dominance. 2. Students who bully find satisfaction in causing injury and suffering to other      students. 3. Students who bully are often rewarded in some way for their behavior with      material or psychological rewards. The Impacts of Bullying 1. Depression 2. Low self-esteem 3. Health problems 4. Poor grades 5. Suicidal thoughts source: http://www.olweus.org/public/bullying.page Bullying Statistics 44% of suicides among 10- to 14-year-olds may be bullying-related. *The Office of National Statistics had recorded 176 cases of suicides of 10 to 14 year olds between 2000 and 2008 in England, Scotland and Wales. *Over 20% of kids admit to being a bully or participating in bully-like activities. *Over one half of bullying & Cyber-Bullying events go unreported to authorities or parents. *In 2009 surveys showed over 100,000 children carried guns to school as a result of being bullied. *28% of students who carry weapons in school have witnessed violence in their homes. *On a daily average 160,000 children miss school because they fear they will be bullied if they attend classes. *On a monthly average 282,000 students are physically attacked by a bully each month. *Every seven minutes a child is bullied on a school playground with over 8 *46% of males and 26% of females admit to having been involved in physical fights as a result of being bullied. *Over 85% of our teenagers say that revenge as an aftermath of being bullied is the leading cause for school shootings and homicide. *A child commits suicide as a direct result of being bullied once every half hour with 19,000 bullied children attempting to commit suicide over the course of one year. *Over 75% of our students are subjected to harassment by a bully or Cyber-Bully and experience physical, psychological and/or emotional abuse.