Bullying And Cyber Bullying
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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BULLYING AND CYBER BULLYING
BY: LEVI WIEDMANN AND ELLIOT MCMILLAN
WHAT IS BULLYING?
- Unwanted, aggressive behavior usually among school aged children
- Involves real or perceived power imbalance
- Making threats and physically attacking someone
- Spreading rumors
- Excluding someone
VERBAL BULLYING
- Namecalling/insults
- Verbal abuse
- Teasing
- Spreading rumors
- Homophobic or racist remarks
PHYSICAL BULLYING
- Negative physical contact between bully and victim
- Hitting
- Kicking
- Pinching
- Pushing
CYBER BULLYING
- Main type of bullying as of 2014
- Can happen at anytime and can happen to any kid
- Happens over electronic devices, cellphone, social media etc
- Includes abusive or hurtful texts, emails or posts, images or videos
- Very hard to escape the harassment
SHORT TERM EFFECTS OF BULLYING
- Anxiety
- Fear or dread of going to school
- Decrease in self esteem
- Physical symptoms such as bruises or headaches
- Performance dip in school
LONG TERM EFFECTS OF BULLYING
- Self inflicted harm
- Psychological disorders
- More likely to try drugs
- Continuous and severe depression
- Likely to require psychological help
STATISTICS OF BULLYING
- Bullying results in 4,400 deaths per year
- Over 14% of students have considered suicide
- Almost 7% of students have attempted suicide
- 160,000 kids stay home because of bullying
HOW TO PREVENT BULLYING
- Tell an adult if you see bullying
- Assess bullying in your school
- Engage parents and youth
- Create policies and rules
- Build a safe environment
HOW TO NOT BE A BYSTANDER
- Stand up to the bully
- Don't watch it happen, try to stop it
- Don't encourge the bully
- Defend the person being bullied
WHERE AND WHO TO GET HELP FROM
- You can get help from teachers
- Parents
- Older siblings
- Coaches
- Other relatives
