www.cpanb-apcnb.com Crime Prevention Association of NB Inc 5 Continued Stop Bullying can have an effect on learning Stress and anxiety caused by bullying and harassment can make it more difficult for young people to learn. It can cause difficulty in concentration and decrease their ability to focus, which affects their ability to remember things they have learned. Bullying can lead to more serious concerns. Bullying is painful and humiliating, and young people who are bullied feel embarrassed, battered and shamed. If the pain is not relieved, bullying can even lead to consideration of suicide or violent behaviour. How common is bullying? Approximately one in 10 children have bullied others and as many as 25% in grades four to six have been bullied. A 2004 study published in the medical Journal of Pediatrics found that about one in seven Canadian children aged 11 to 16 are victims of bullying. Studies have found bullying occurs once every seven minutes on the schoolground and once every 25 minutes in the classroom. In the majority of cases, bullying stops within 10 seconds when peers intervene, or do not support the bullying behaviour. Students are most vulnerable to bullying during transitions from elementary to junior high school, and from junior to senior high school. There is a correlation between increased supervision and decreased bullying. Bullies stop when adults are around. Government of Alberta WHAT IS BULLYING?
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