Bullying' What is it

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Bullying. What is it?

• DELIBERATE
• REPEATED
• EXERCISE OF POWER

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WHERE DOES IT HAPPEN?

• At school both inside and out
• Playing out
• Home
• Work
• It happens everywhere

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WHY IT HAPPENS?

• Why bullies bully?
• To appear confident/cool
• To be in charge
• To get attention
• To get things from the victim
• To make others afraid/respect them

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OTHER REASONS

• Jealousy
• Because they are bullied
• To fit in with a gang
• There are lots and lots of reasons

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TYPES OF BULLYING

• PHYSICAL
• VERBALEMOTIONAL

• STEALING
• KICKING
• NAME CALLING
• TEASING
• EXCLUDING
• HUMILIATING

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KNOW YOUR BULLY

• Three types
• Confident aggressive bully who wants to feel
  secure
• This is the one we recognize easily!

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KNOW YOUR BULLY

• The anxious bully
• This person tends to be less popular and weaker
  in school
• This person may have become a bully to hide this

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KNOW YOUR BULLY

• The bully victim
• This type tends to have been bullied before by
  others and is, he feels getting his own back
• This type also tends not to be popular

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School will have policy

• You have the right to a safe environment
• Your school encourages you to speak out
• It will investigate incidents fully and seek to
  resolve the problem

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School will help

• BUT you must be sensible and report it
• Bullying will only thrive where there is silence
  and fear
• Do not have bullies in your circle of friends

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Advice and Guidance

• If you are bullied it is NOT your fault
• Take action speak out
• Do not retaliate
• Do not buy off the bully with presents

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DO NOT IGNORE IT

• Telling an adult will make it better not worse
• Your school will want to stop the bullying
• Bullying may be a crime!!

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CRIMINAL BULLIES

• Theft of your things
• Vandalism of your things
• Violence against you. If adults punch/kick
  someone and the police are involved the adult may
  go to court

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Dealing with bullies

• CRIMINALS ARE DEALT WITH BY THE COURTS YOUR
  SCHOOL MAY HAVE OTHERS METHODS
• DETENTION
• HAVE TO SAY SORRY AND HEAR HOW THE VICTIM FELT
• HAVE TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE VICTIM TO MAKE UP
  FOR THE BULLYING
• LOSS OF A TREAT

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WHY ARE CRIMINALS PUNISHED?

• RESTORE THE BALANCE THE CRIMINAL HAS TAKEN AN
  UNFAIR ADVANTAGE EG BY STEALING FROM THE VICTIM

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PURPOSE OF PUNISHMENT

• TO MAKE THEM SO AFRAID HE / SHE WILL NOT DO IT
  AGAIN
• REFORM THEM MAKE HIM/HER SEE WHY IT IS WRONG

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DOES PUNISHEMNT WORK? SOME QUESTIONS

• ARE YOU LESS LIKELY TO DO THE ACT AGAIN IF YOU
  ARE PUNISHED?
• SHOULD YOU BE PUNISHED MORE HARSHLY IF YOU
  CONTINUE TO DO WRONG AGAIN AND AGAIN?
• THE ALTERNATIVE
• BRINGING THE PARTIES TOGETHER TO SEEK TO RESOLVE
  THE CONFLICT MAY HELP
• LISTENING TO BOTH SIDES OF THE PROBLEMS AND
  SEEKING AN AGREED SOLUTION

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WHAT WORKS TO STOP BULLYING?

• IF THE BULLY THINKS THEY WILL BE CAUGHT THEY MAY
  WELL THINK TWICE BEFORE THEY BULLY
• DONT BE PART OF THE BULLYS CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
• HELP ANYONE YOU SEE BEING BULLIED
• KEEP YOUR SCHOOL A BULLY FREE ZONE