What is Bullying?

Bullying is when someone purposefully says or does mean or hurtful things to another person repeatedly and over time, who has difficulty defending him/herself. Bullying includes, but is not limited to:

• Verbal - name-calling, teasing, threatening

• Physical - hitting, pushing, kicking, intimidating

• Emotional - spreading rumors or gossip

• Cyberbullying - the use of technology to degrade or humiliate another person

Bullying is NOT:

• Making others play a certain way

• One hurtful statement

• Arguments/disagreements