Bullying

Student being bullied

Bullying is the when a person does or says something to another person to hurt them or make them scared. Some US states have laws against it. Bullying is usually done to coerce others by fear or threat. It can happen at school, work, at home, on the Internet or somewhere else. Bullying is not only violence against the bullied person but it's also bullying when other people hide it from those in power (teachers, bosses), other people who see it ignore it or when the bully is helped get away with it. School teachers and staff have tried to learn ways to stop bullying even when they do not see it themselves because they have learned that it can be too easy to hide.

Some people think that a lot of people who kill themselves do it because someone has been bullying them.

Other pages

• Cyberbullying
• Discrimination
• Aggression
• Teasing
• Post traumatic stress disorder

Other websites

• Bully Free Zone (UK)
• Canadian anti-bullying Website
• Bullying. No Way! (Australian Education Authorities)
• Bullying in schools (UK - schools)
• Bullying in the Workplace