ARE YOU A BULLY? DID YOU KNOW THAT BULLYING CAN BE IN ALL SHAPES, FORMS AND FASHION…THAT’S RIGHT, YOU ARE CONSIDERED BULLYING IF YOU DO OR SAY SOMETHING AGAINST SOMEONE’S WILL.
LET’S LOOK AT SOME EXAMPLES:
Physical: Physical bullying involves harmful actions against another person’s body. Examples include: biting, kicking, pushing, pinching, hitting, tripping, pulling hair, any form of violence or intimidation. Physical bullying also involves the interference with another person’s property. Examples include: damaging or stealing.
Verbal: Verbal bullying involves speaking to a person or about a person in an unkind or hurtful way. Examples include: sarcasm, teasing, put-downs, name calling, phone calls, spreading rumors or hurtful gossip.
Emotional: Emotional bullying involves behaviors that upset, exclude, or embarrass a person. Examples include: nasty notes, saying mean things using technology (e.g. cyber bullying using emails, instant messaging), chat rooms, tormenting threatening, humiliation or social embarrassment.
Sexual: Sexual bullying singles out a person because of gender and demonstrates unwarranted or unwelcome sexual behavior. Examples include: sexual comments, abusive comments, unwanted physical contact.
Racial: Racial bullying involves rejection or isolation of a person because of ethnicity. Examples include: gestures, racial slurs or taunts, name calling, making fun of customs/skin color/accent/food choices.
BULLYING TAKES PLACE EVERYDAY. IN OUR SCHOOLS, WORKPLACE, HOMES, ETC.
LET’S MAKE A PLEDGE, AND STOP THE BULLYING TODAY!
THIS MESSAGE WAS APPROVED BY THE M.A.D.E. TEAM.