Thursday, September 6, 2012

What is Bullying?


Anyone that repeatedly uses physical, verbal (including spoken and written language), and/or cyber forces in a negative manner towards or in regard to another person.

Physical Bullying

The repeated use of force towards a person’s body or personal belongings. Examples: hitting, punching, shoving, kicking, tripping, spitting, elbowing, shoulder checking, pinching, flicking, throwing objects, hair pulling, restraining, inappropriate touching, damaging physical property

Verbal Bullying

Repeatedly using negative and/or damaging words (including both spoken and written) towards or in regard to another person (with malicious intent). Examples: negative comments, name calling, lies, rumors, racial slurs, teasing, cussing, threats, fake complements, using the R word, sexual orientation attacks.

Cyber Bullying

Repeatedly using social media, electronic mail, or electronic devices in a negative manner towards or in regard to another person. Examples: posting negative comments, fake profiles, sexting, making fun of photos, tagging photos, twitter fights, posting negative videos, texting photos, negative status post, hate blog, hate pledges, texting rumors, hacking profiles, nasty emails.
Travis Brown (2012)

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