Sep
21
BULLYING
What Parents and Teachers Should Know
In a 2001 study by the Kaiser Foundation in conjunction with Nickelodeon TV network and Children Now, 86% of children ages 12-15 interviewed said they get teased or bullied at school — making bullying more prevalent than smoking, alcohol, drugs, or sex among the same age group.
What is bullying?
Bullying is abusive behavior by one or more students against a victim or victims. It can be a direct attack — teasing, taunting, threatening, stalking, name-calling, hitting, making threats, coercion, and stealing — or more subtle through malicious gossiping, spreading rumors, and intentional exclusion. Both result in victims becoming socially rejected and isolated.
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