Bullying is when someone keeps being mean to someone else on purpose. The person its happening to hasn't been able to make it stop. Its unfair and one-sided.

Bullying is aggressive behavior that:

• Is usually repeated over time

• Occurs when there is a power imbalance

• Is intended to cause harm or distress and/or has a serious harmful or distressing effect on the target (that is, the victim)

It’s important to distinguish bullying from rough-and-tumble play and conflict between peers of equal status. These are a normal part of development, but bullying is not. Common childhood conflicts can be resolved with problem-solving strategies or mediation. However due to the power differential in bullying, adults must respond differently to bullying than to other aggression or conflict. Students can also band together to stop bullying.