Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior that involves a real or perceived power imbalance.
The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over
time. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others may have serious,
lasting problems. (StopBullying.gov)
In order to be considered bullying, and not a conflict, the behavior must be aggressive and include:
- An Imbalance of Power:
Kids who bully use their power—such as physical strength, access to
embarrassing information, or popularity—to control or harm others. Power
imbalances can change over time and in different situations, even if
they involve the same people.
- Repetition: Bullying behaviors happen more than once or have the potential to happen more than once.
Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and
Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place using electronic technology.
Examples of cyberbullying include mean text messages or emails, rumors
sent by email or posted on social networking sites, and embarrassing
pictures, videos, websites, or fake profiles.
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