BULLYING By Geetanjali Gaur WHAT IS BULLYING Bullying

BULLYING By- Geetanjali Gaur

WHAT IS BULLYING? § Bullying is when a person is “exposed, repeatedly and over time to negative actions on the part of one or more other persons. ” § It is hurting or being mean to someone repeatedly and on purpose. § Bullying comes in many forms.

School Bullying The effects it’s having on our youth.

TYPES OF BULLYING

Physical Bullying The types of bullying includes hitting or kicking the victim, pulling hair ‘or’ taking or damaging the victim’s property.

Emotional Bullying Emotional bullying are things such as spreading rumors. Excluding in games and talking behind others back.

Cyber Bullying is when someone (or a group of people) use technology to verbally, socially or psychologically bully.

WHERE AND WHEN BULLYING HAPPENS? vduring or after school hours von the playground or the bus vtravelling to or from school vin the youth’s neighborhood v on the internet

Effects of Bullying v. Depression, anxiety, feeling of loneliness and isolation v. Low self-esteem v. Lack quality friendships at school v. Higher risk of suicide v. Increased risk of substance abuse

How to avoid bullies v. Don’t be afraid to stand up for yourself ! Act confidant and tell the bully to stop. v If you are with a group of other kids, stick up for one another. Take some of the bullies power away. v Avoid getting too emotional. Don’t let the bully know how angry and scared you are. v Your teacher or a school principal about the bullying an safe adult. v. Ignore the bully, Most Bullies want a reaction so don’t give them the satisfaction. Pretend like you don’t hear them and keep walking.

How to stop bullying v. Bullying should never be ignored, as it leads to long -term social and behavioral problems for both the bully and the bullied. v. Encouraging kids to be confident and accepting of others will help prevent a bullying situation.

How does one become a bully? v. They themselves have been bullied v. They are more like to have serious physical or mental health problems v. Exposure to violent behavior at home v. Bad role model

Creating a safe anti – bullying school v. Start a anti – bullying campaign to stop bullying v. Warn people about the bad affects other will have they are getting bullied v. There must be long term support from all levels at the school from classroom teachers to administration to guidance and all other employee. Take a stand to bullying…….

CBSE SCHOOL BULLYING PROTECTION LAW vmandatory setting up of Anti-Bullying committees in schools v. Appointment of Sentinels/Monitors/Peer educators v. Developing a Positive Attitude Through Value Education v. Parent Teacher Meetings v. Prevention and Redressal Mechanisms v. Promoting an atmosphere of confidence and trust

ANTI-BULLYING COMMITTEES The roles and responsibilities of this committee would include v. Development and review of School Bullying Prevention Plan v. Development and implementing bullying prevention programmes v. Developing training programmes for staff, students, and parents, v. Creating awareness through various programmes v. Being vigilant and observing signs of bullying and responding quickly and sensitively v. Names and contact numbers of members of the committee should be clearly displayed everywhere in the school premises, etc

3 Simple Rules for Everyone v Respect Yourself v Respect Others v Respect Your Environment