BULLYING is when someone says or does something intentionally hurtful and they keep doing it OVER AND OVER again even when you tell them to STOP or show them you are upset – that’s BULLYING!

A BULLY is a person who intentionally will try to hurt others by:

1. Making them feel uncomfortable
2. Hurting another person by hitting, pushing, kicking, tripping them, etc., repeatedly
3. Teasing others
4. Leaving other kids out of a group on purpose to hurt them
5. Talking about hurting someone
6. Name calling or spreading nasty rumors about another person

A BULLY usually tries to hurt a person OVER AND OVER again!

BULLIES are often bigger and tend to pick on

1. Other kids they feel are smaller
2. Kids that are not with other friends or that don’t have many other friends to help them
3. Other kids they think won’t stand up to them or will be afraid of them

BULLYING comes in many forms. Types of BULLYING include:

1. VERBAL – put-downs, nasty statements, name calling, taunting another person, racial slurs, and other hurtful comments towards a person
2. EMOTIONAL – excluding a person from the group, shunning, spreading rumors to intentionally hurt someone, mean gossip toward others, ruining another person’s good reputation.
3. PHYSICAL – kicking, punching, hitting, slamming, spitting on someone, or slapping another person
4. CYBERBULLYING – using the internet to hurt someone, spreading rumors on social media, sending hurtful text messages, sending mean and hurtful emails to another person, and stating private or embarrassing words to hurt someone

A BULLY’S behavior is similar and often for the same reasons

1. BULLIES think they will win or get what they want in many cases
2. BULLIES try to impress others by this bad behavior
3. BULLIES enjoy the feeling of power over others, and often are BULLIED themselves by others in their lives.
4. Sometimes a BULLY doesn’t even realize they are hurting others by this behavior

Remember a person being BULLIED often feels like there is nothing that he or she can do about it. A person being BULLIED might feel smaller or weaker than the BULLY or outnumbered by a BULLY or the BULLY’S friends. A person being BULLIED sometimes may feel that there is no help or no one to talk to. A person being BULLIED often feels sad and simply does NOT know how to change the situation.

You can help STOP BULLIES by using these BULLY PREVENTION TIPS -

1. A trusted adult can STOP BULLYING. Speak up and tell a teacher, your guidance counselor, parent, police officer, or an older friend.
2. How to avoid a BULLY. Stay with friends – don’t be alone. Simply try to avoid places where you know a BULLY hangs out. Always try to stay calm, be patient, ignore the BULLY, and walk away.
3. How to help a friend being BULLIED. You can help a friend being BULLIED by standing beside them. You can try talking to a person being BULLIED and be a real genuine friend to them. You can tell the BULLY to STOP BULLYING and speak out to help others.
4. Avoid unkind or untrue words on the internet. Save any evidence to show a trusted adult. Block the BULLY on social media sites or on your cell phone. Always report BULLYING immediately. BULLYING is never okay. You can help to prevent BULLYING by taking action. Treat everyone with respect.
5. Get together with your friends and try to alk to the BULLY. A BULLY should be told that bullying is not accepted at your school and that it is NOT cool. Try to show them a friendly way to interact with others.
6. NEVER KEEP BULLYING A SECRET. Always find someone who will help in your situation to combat a BULLY.

HAVE A BULLYFREE ATTITUDE!

And remember – “Friends Are in – BULLIES Are  Out”

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