1. Mybestfriendannwasalwaysreallykindto me útil thisothergirleloisecamealongtheyganged up on me
spread nastyrumourstriedtotrip me up and insulted me theyevenmade o Little book of ten
thingswehateabout Sarah wichincludedthat i wasfatstupidugly a know-it-all and a show off (Sarah)
Break time wastheworstthisgroup of girlsusedtohangaroundbytheseatsunderthe tres at
firsttheywereallright and i was new so wasgratefulthattheylet me be part of theirgroup
Thentheywanted me to chip in and buycigarettes i said i didn´tsmoke and
that´swhenitstartedtheygotalltheothergirls in theclassto stop talkingto me
theyjustcompletelyblanked me (susan)
I have a son that has a speech problema watchinghimgetmodefun of and pushed as i pick him up
at schoolislike a knifeslowlypiercingmyheartfor a long time i wouldtalktohisteachers and
theywouldassure me thatsomethingwasbeing done i wouldhavelongtalkswithmy son
abouthisfeelings and whatto do yete ven as i talkedthewordsseemedhallowevento me. (mary)
Whenjhonwas in first grade he startedsayingthingslike “i´mstupid” or “i´mdumb”…..iwouldtellhim
he wasnotstupidordumb and whywas he sayingthosethingsabouthimself?
He told me thatthekids in hisclasskepttellinghim he was. (peter)
My son startedhavingproblemswith a particular kid in camp thisspring break. I
guessthekidsingledoutmy son becausemy son isquiet and awkward
He´sanoutstandingstudent and extremelywellbehavedbuttendsto be quiet and a loner (target).
Thiskidwasjustbeingplain mean mostlyname-calling, so i toldmy son tostayawayfromhim (joe)
Helloi´m17 .ihavebeenbullied at school and at collegebecause i haveautism and
learningdisabilities. Everydaymyclassmatesmakefun of thecall me names and push me
whenleavingtheclassroomwhatshould i do? (Andy)
Bullying at school
Bullyingis a form of abuse .itreferstorepeatedactsover time thatinvolves a real
orperceivedimbalance of powerwiththe more powerful individual orgroupabusingthosewho are
lesspowerful. Thepowerimbalancemay be social power and/orphysicalpower. Thevictim of
bullyingissometimesreferredto as a target
Bullyingconsists of threebasictypes of abuse-emotional verbal and physical
.ittypicallyinvolvessubtlemethods of coerción such as psychologicalmanipulation.
Bullying can be defined in manydifferentways. Althoughtheukcurrentry has no legal definition of
bullying ,someusstateshavelawsagainstit
Bullying in school and theworkplacesisalsoreferredto as peer abuse. Bullying can occur in
anycontext in which human beingsinteractwitheachother.

2. Bullying at school
Ifyouthinkthatbullyingisjust a part of everydayschoollifeyou´rewrong. No-onedeservesto be bullied
and youshouldn´t ignore thproblem.
Whatcounts as bullying?
Youdon´thaveto be physicallybeaten up orhurtto be a victim of bullying. Teasing, beingthreatened
and namecalling can all be classed as forms of bullying.
There are lots of reasonswhypeople are bullied. Somepeople are pickedonbecause of their religión
orrace, whileothers are chosenbecause of theirweight,
theclothestheywearorbecausethey´reclever-thingsthat no-oneshould be ashamed of.
Ifyou´rebeingbullied, youdon´thavetoput up withit and there are manypeoplethat can helpyou do
somethingaboutit.
Howit can affectyou
Ifyou are beingbullied, youmayfeellikeyou´retrappedoralone. Youmay be
findingithardertomakefriendsortalktootherpeople of yourage .yourschoolworkmightalso be
sufferingbecauseyou´reworriedaboutwhatmighthappen at schoolthenextday.
Ifyou´refindingithardto concéntrate onyourwork and liveyourlifenormally, ori f
you´reworriedthatbullyingisgettingviolent and you´rescaredforyour safety, youmusttell a
teacheroryourparents. Youmayfinditdifficult at first ,buyit´s vital thatyouletthemwhat´s happening
so they can helpyou do somethingaboutit.
Bullyingbymobilephone
Mobile pones can also be usedtobullypeople
Ifyou´vebeen a victim of mobilebullying, youmayhavebeensent a
rudeorscarytextdirectlytoyourphone,oryoucouldhavehadvoicemailmessagessenttoyourphonethat
are threateningorjustlongperiods of silence.
Youmayhavereceivedphotomessageswichmadeyoufeeluncomfortable .
Rememberthatbullyingisn´tjustsomethingthathappenswhenyou´refacetofacewithsomeone –it can
happenoverthephoneorevenonthe internet