Bullying

Hi students! Welcome to our class

What will be the topic of our lesson?

What is bullying

Bullying is an aggressive behavior among school children that causes a child to feel hurt. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others may have serious, lasting problems.

Bullying behaviour must be aggressive and include:

• Repetition.

• An imbalance of power. Kids who bully use their power—such as physical strength, access to embarrassing information, or their popularity—to control or harm others.

• Intentionality. 

Types of Bullying

• Verbal bullying - saying or writing mean things, like teasing, name calling, threatening to cause harm..

• Physical bullying - such as hitting, pushing etc.

• Social bullying - such as ignoring or excluding from a group, spreading rumors about others.

• Cyberbullying:- happens in social networks, text messages and apps or anywhere online - sending, posting, or sharing negative or mean content about someone else.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following testimonies is an example of bullying?

• i was in a fight with a kid from school. We were pushing each other and I accidently fell and broke my nose.

• I argued with one of my classmates. I shouted at him and refused to talk to him all day.

• A kid from school always calls me names in front of all my friends. I am really scared to meet him.

• They are good friends, but they like to call each other names and beat each other.

The roles kids play

• Kids who Bully

• Kids who are Bullied

• Kids who help the bully verbally or physically

• Bystander - someone who witnesses bullying and doesn't help the victim

• Kids who defend the victim of bullying

Effects of Bullying

Depression and anxiety

Health complaints

Dropping out of school

Alcohol and drug use

Dropping out of school

Engage in criminal activity 

Abuse other people

Multiple Choice

Can you guess what percentage of bullying situations have witnesses?

• 20%

• 1%

• 80%

• 5%

Multiple Choice

Can you guess what percentage of pupils in Israel reported that pupils at their school bully and threaten others?

• 5%

• 90%

• 14%

• 2%

Multiple Choice

Can you guess what percentage of children aged 12-18 were bullied online?

• 5%

• 30%

• 10%

• 90%