Bullying

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What is bullying?

Bullying is a type of aggressive behavior resulting in the intentional injury or discomfort of someone. It involves a real or perceived power struggle. The behavior is repeated or has the potential to be repeated.

Types of Bullying 

  • Verbal Bullying: saying or writing mean things, including:

    • Teasing

    • Name-calling

    • Inappropriate sexual comments 

    • Taunting

    • Threatening 

  • Social Bullying 

    • Leaving someone out purposely

    • Telling others not to be friends with someone 

    • Spreading rumors 

    • Embarrassing someone publicly 

  • Physical Bullying 

    • Hitting, kicking, pinching

    • Spitting 

    • Tripping, pushing

    • Stealing/breaking someone’s property

    • Making rude/mean hand gestures

What should you do to help?

If you experience or witness bullying, you should contact a teacher, school counselor, or an adult you feel comfortable talking to. Click here for more information.

The Effects of Bullying

  • Kids who are bullied experience:

    • Depression and anxiety, loneliness, changes in sleeping and eating patterns, loss of interest in activities

    • Health complaints

    • Decreased academic achievement; more likely to skip or drop out of school

  • Kids who bully others are more likely to:

    • Develop alcohol and drugs abuse problems as adults

    • Get into fights, vandalize property, drop out of school

    • Have criminal convictions and traffic citations as adults

    • Be abusive towards romantic partners or children as adults

  • Bystanders are more likely to:

    • Have increased use of alcohol and drugs

    • Have increased mental health problems, including depression and anxiety 

    • Skip school


Hawai’i DOE — Speak Now App

From the HIDOE website: “The Speak Now HIDOE app provides another avenue for students to report bullying incidents on campus — digitally and anonymously, if they choose — to appropriate school personnel.”

Read more about this app here (HIDOE website), and here (Speak Now Website).

 
 
 
 


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