Types of Bullying

A student uses physical force to hurt another student.

Hitting, shoving, taking or breaking a student’s belongings, stealing, or forcing them to give money.

A student uses words or gestures to hurt another student.

Threatening, taunting, name-calling, teasing, graffiti, put-downs.

It also includes negative gestures like making faces, staring, mad-dogging/mean-mugging, and eye rolling.

The use of any electronic communication to bully another student (email, texting, Facebook, Instagram)

In addition to threats, put-downs, gossip, and spreading rumors online, it can be:

• Impersonating another student.

• Creating/joining a web page or group devoted to putting down another student.

• Recording video or pictures of a student without them knowing.

• Sending inappropriate pictures/videos.

• Forwarding messages that were meant for only you.

Nationwide, 19% of students in grades 9–12 report being bullied on school property in the 12 months prior to the survey.

The following percentages of students ages 12-18 had experienced bullying in various places at school:

• Hallway or stairwell (43.4%)

• Classroom (42.1%)

• Cafeteria (26.8%)

• Outside on school grounds (21.9%)

• Online or text (15.3%)

• Bathroom or locker room (12.1%)

• Somewhere else in the school building (2.1%)

Approximately 46% of students ages 12-18 who were bullied during the school year notified an adult at school about the bullying.