Our thoughts on Bullying…

Bullying is:

the willful, conscious desire to continually hurt or threaten or frighten another person

continually subjecting another person to any form of harassment which is intimidating

continually refusing to treat another person with the respect and dignity he or she deserves.

Therefore bullying could mean one or more of the following:

Fighting, pushing, shoving, Name calling, teasing, Using “put down” language, Spreading rumours, Making threats, Ignoring or excluding, Making fun of, laughing at, Picking on because of race, sex, appearance, Sneering at, Stealing or damaging others’ property, Writing personal graffiti, Writing offensive notes, Giving unwanted attention, Making unwanted phone calls, Rude gesturing, Invading someone’s personal space using the internet inappropriately.