Bullying Project

Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Both kids who are bullied or bully others, may have serious,lasting problems.

What is Bullying?

The different types of bullying are physical bullying, verbal bullying, social bullying and cyber bullying. Those who bully are far more likely than average to have experienced a stressful or traumatic situation in the past 5 years. Examples include their parents/guardians splitting up, the death of a relative or the gaining of a little brother or sister. It makes sense because we all respond to stress in very different ways.

those who bully are far more likely than average to have experienced a stressful or traumatic situation in the past 5 years. Examples include their parents/guardians splitting up, the death of a relative or the gaining of a little brother or sister. It makes sense because we all respond to stress in very different ways.

What are the types of bullying and why do people resort to this negative behavior?

Bullying can occur during or after school hours. While most reported bullying happens in the school building, a significant percentage also happens in places like on the playground or the bus it also happen traveling to or from school in the youth's neighborhood or on the internet.

Resources

How, when, where and to what degree are people bullied?

https://www.stopbullying.gov/what-is-bullying/index.html#where

Students who faced bullying for much of their time in school had the greatest risk of low achievement and engagement, researchers found. And kids who were victimized only in earlier years showed gains in self-esteem, school performance and how much they liked school after bullying stopped. Bullying affects all youth, including those who are bullied, those who bully others, and those who see bullying going on. Some effects may last into adulthood.

Cause and effects for bullying?

60% of people that are being bullied have disabilities. Many students with disabilities are already addressing to school challenges in the academic environment. When they are bullied it can directly impact their education. We can all work together to stop bullying, students, teachers, communities, authorities, and more.

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