What is bullying and harassment?
Bullying and harassment occur when people use and abuse power to trouble, annoy or oppress a person.
As many as 20 per cent of students in Australian schools have experienced bullying and harassment. The real figure may be even higher, because many problems are not reported.
Bullying and harassment can often be based on perceptions about differences such as
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Bullying and harassment can...
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come in many forms for example:
physical bullying: being hit, tripped, kicked, pinched etc
verbal bullying: being called names, teased, put down etc
psychological bullying: being threatened, stalked, gestures etc
social bullying: being ignored, having rumours spread about you, excluding someone etc
sexual bullying: unwanted touching or brushing against someone, picking on someone because of their sexual orientation etc
cyber bullying: insulting someone in chat rooms, sending cruel or threatening emails/text messages; using the web, chat rooms or mobile phones to spread rumours or information about someone etc - be motivated by jealousy, distrust, fear, misunderstanding or lack of
knowledge
- make people feel threatened
- continue over time
- be hidden from adults
- continue if adults and peers take no action.
I WOULDN'T BULLY ANYONE! Whether we're younger, older, an adult, a friend, we can all be bullied or use our power to bully and harass others. Bullying and harassment can...
"To be bullied and harassed is not a good feeling, especially when you wake up in the morning and dread going to school because of the fear of being picked on."
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