www.cpanb-apcnb.ca Crime Prevention Association of NB Inc. 1 Many young people have a good idea of what bullying is because they see it every day! Bullying happens when someone hurts or scares another person on purpose and the person being bullied has a hard time defending themselves. So, everyone needs to get involved to help stop it. Bullying is wrong! It is behaviour that makes the person being bullied feel afraid or uncomfortable. There are many ways that young people bully each other, even if they don’t realize it at the time. Some of these include: • Punching, shoving and other acts that hurt people physically • Spreading bad rumours about people • Keeping certain people out of a group • Teasing people in a mean way • Getting certain people to "gang up" on others The four most common types of bullying are: • Verbal bullying - name-calling, sarcasm, teasing, spreading rumours, threatening, making negative references to one’s culture, ethnicity, race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation, unwanted sexual comments. • Social Bullying - mobbing, scapegoating, excluding others from a group, humiliating others with public gestures or graffiti intended to put others down. • Physical Bullying - hitting, poking, pinching, chasing, shoving, coercing, destroying or stealing belongings, unwanted sexual touching. • Cyber Bullying - using the internet or text messaging to intimidate, put-down, spread rumours or make fun of someone. What is Bullying? continued...
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