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Anti-Bullying

Definition of Bullying
Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance.

Bullying is one of the most common forms of abuse as a youth. But there are many resources available to provide support.

Verbal Bullying
Verbal bullying is saying or writing mean things. Verbal bullying includes:
  • Teasing
  • Name Calling
  • Inappropriate sexual comments
  • Taunting
Social Bullying
Social bullying, sometimes referred to as relational bullying, involves hurting someone’s reputation or relationships. Social bullying includes:
  • Lying and spreading rumours
  • Negative facial or physical gestures, menacing or contemptuous looks
  • Playing nasty jokes to embarrass and humiliate
  • Mimicking unkindly
  • Encouraging others to socially exclude someone
  • Damaging someone’s social reputation or social acceptance
Physical Bullying
Physical bullying involves hurting a person’s body or possessions. Physical bullying includes:
  • Hitting/kicking/pinching
  • Spitting
  • Tripping/pushing
  • Taking or breaking someone’s things
  • Making mean or rude hand gestures
  • Any type of bodily harm
Cyber Bullying

Cyberbullying can be overt or covert bullying behaviours using digital technologies, including hardware such as computers and smartphones and software such as social media, instant messaging, texts, websites and other.

Cyberbullying can happen at any time. It can be in public or in private and sometimes only known to the target and the person bullying. It includes:

  • Abusive or hurtful texts emails or posts, images or videos
  • Deliberately excluding others online
  • Nasty gossip or rumours
  • Imitating others online or using their log-in
What to do if you’re being bullied?
If you are a victim of cyber bullying you may want to make a move to stop the bullying. Letting the situation go on is not good for anyone, especially you. Here are some things you can do:
  • Tell someone, even if you don’t think it will help. Just talking about a situation can help put it in perspective. You could talk to a friend, a parent, or a trusted teacher who you know will take what you’re saying seriously
  • Keep a record of incidents
  • Call the Kids Helpline 1-800-231-1127
If you are being cyberbullied:
  • Block senders
  • Keep messages by sending them to someone else. Don’t look at them yourself
  • Change passwords
  • Don’t retaliate
  • Talk to a friend, parent or teacher
  • If there are threats or calls to harm yourself, report abuse to the police and also the ISP or website.
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