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Bully-Free?
No program will be an effective
way to prevent BULLYING, unless
it involves the entire school.
Strategies & practical steps
a. Parental Awareness
Campaign;
b. Teachers
Intervention;
c. Individualized
Intervention;
I. What is bullying & Who is a BULLY?
Repeated harmful
Physical acts;
Verbal acts;
Psychological acts;
Sexual acts;
Electronic media acts;
THAT .
Threaten
Insult
Dehumanize
Intimidate another individual who cannot
properly defend himself or herself
Because of
Size of the bully
Strength of the bully
Being outnumbered by several
bullies
Being less psychologically strong
than bullies
Bullies attempt to:
Control
Dominate
Use power to frequently control
their victims
Disempower their victims by
undermining their worth and status
Thus, two key components of
bullying are:
1.) repeated harmful acts; and
2.) an imbalance of power
Examples of Bullying:
Pushing
Shoving to push
Biting
Hitting
Grabbing
Kicking
Pinching
Excessive tickling
Defacing property to ruin
Hazing
Stealing
Stabbing
Choking
Burning
Shooting
Examples of Bullying:
Insulting
Teasing
Taunting - insult
Threatening
Spreading rumors
Name calling
Slurs an insulting remark
Examples:
Gender
Religion
Skin color
Socioeconomic background
Linguistic background
Examples of Bullying:
3. Social or Relational
Social or Relational
Spreading rumors
Gossiping negatively
Humiliating
Ignoring
Rejecting
Excluding
Social or Relational
Ridiculing
Isolating
Threatening
Blackmailing
Terrorizing
Examples of Bullying:
4. Sexual
Exhibitionism behavior that is meant
to attract attention to yourself.
Sexual abuse involving:
Unwanted physical contact
Ostracism (To exclude from a
group) based on perceived sexual
orientation
Examples of Bullying:
5. Cyberbullying
Spreading rumors
Displaying personal and
private pictures and videos
on web pages intended to:
Hurt
Embarrass another
person
Spreading insulting and
character deformation
remarks
Bullying is a pernicious* problem that
occurs in:
Schools - Playgrounds
Neighborhoods - Communities
Homes - Work places