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What is Bullying?


Bullying is the act of hurting one person or a group of people repeatedly as a way for the bully to feel superior. Usually the bully is bigger or stronger than his/her victim.

Bullying is not just having a single disagreement with someone; it is when someone continues to pick on someone else. Often, bullies do not care about their actions and the effects of their actions on the person they are bullying. When being bullied, the victim usually feels that he or she does not have any power to be able to stop being bullied.

Bullying occurs in every single country around the world. Unfortunately everyone has probably experienced bullying themselves or knows someone who has experienced being bullied. In the American school system, recent statistics show that:

1 out of 4 kids is bullied.
1 out of 5 kids admits to being a bully, or doing some "bullying."
8% of students miss 1 day of class per month for fear of bullies.
43% of kids fear harassment in the bathroom at school.
100,000 students carry a gun to school.
282,000 students are physically attacked in secondary schools each month.
More youth violence occurs on school grounds as opposed to on the way to school.
80% of the time, an argument with a bully will end up in a physical fight.
1/3 of students surveyed said they heard another student threaten to kill someone.
1 out of 5 teens knows someone who brings a gun to school.
Playground statistics: Every 7 minutes a child is bullied; Adult intervention - 4%; Peer intervention - 11%; No intervention - 85%.

Bullying is a serious problem around the world. It is something that happens not only in schools, but also on the way to school, at parks and playgrounds, at shopping malls, and even in some homes. It happens to both children and adults.

Citations

"Advice for Parents and Teachers." Taking the Bully By the Horn. 2 November 2007
<http://www.kathynoll.com>.

Garrity, Carla, Ph.D., Jens, Kathryn, Ph.D., Porter, William, Ph. D., Sager, Nancy , M.A., and Cam Short-Camilli, L.C.S.W. Bully Proofing Your School. Longmont, Colorado: Sopris West, 2000.

Images

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Permission to use animated bullet for educational purposes is granted by Wilson's Free Gifs & Animations. <http://www.fg-a.com> (March, 2008).

[What Is Bullying] [Types of Bullying] [Why People Bully]
[Who Gets Bullied] [Consequences of Bullying] [Are You a Bully]
[Bullying in Singapore] [The Witness for Truth]
[What Victims Can Do] [What Witnesses Can Do]
[What You Can Do To Stop Bullying At Your School]
[What Parents of Witnesses Can Do]
[What Parents of Victims Can Do]
[What Parents of Bullies Can Do] [What Schools Can Do]
[What Communities Can Do] [What Law Enforcement Can Do]
[What Is Cyberbullying?] [Types of Cyberbullying] [What You Can Do]