What is Bullying?

Bullying is when somone does something to somone else that is hurtful, on purpose, and repeated. The person doing the bullying is also more powerful than the other person in some way.

Types of Bullying

PHYSICAL bullying is harming somone or somone's things in a physical way such as shoving, hitting, tripping, kicking, and breaking another person's things.

VERBAL bullying is harming somone with spoken or written words such as name-calling, making threats, rude or inappropriate comments, and writing hurtful comments

EMOTIONAL bullying is harming somone by trying to damage their reputation or relationships such as ignoring, excluding, spreading rumors, manipulating, and embarrassing the person.

CYBER bullying is harming someone using technology such as text messages, social media, etc. Examples include posting inappropriate photos, sending mean or threating messages, and creating a fake account.

Bullying somone is never ok. If you know someone who is being bullied, please tell somone. For more information on bullying, see the links below:

Stop Bullying

Bullying, Schools and Educators