BullyingBy: Hana Bavana

WHAT IS BULLYING?

Bullying is when actions such as verbal, physical or psychological acts of behaviour are directed by a person or a group to a less capable person or group while intending to cause distress or harm.

TYPES OF BULLYING

VERBAL BULLYINGType #1

- Verbal bullying occurs when someone uses language to gain power over his or her peers.

- Verbal Bullying is also when unwanted teasing, name calling, taunts, rumour spreading and making racist and homophobic remarks.

- Verbal Bullying is commonly known as the ‘unseen violence’ because of the fact that it does not leave any physical and visible marks.

- Over 3.2 million students are victims to bullying each year and approximately 160,000 teens skip school every day because of bullying.

- Verbal Bullying is just as bad as physical. This kind of bullying will leave marks that may NEVER heal.

- Verbal bullies are one of the more difficult types of bullies to identify since their attacks tend to only occur when adults are not present.

PHYSICAL BULLYINGType #2

- Physical Bullying can take form as either Fighting, Practical jokes, stealing and also sexual harassment.

- Middle school is the age when bullying is most common, with almost all middle school students being affected directly or indirectly by bullying.

- Physical bullying is more likely to occur among males, though females may also be the perpetuators or victims of physical bullying.

- Bullying can have serious consequences for the victim, leading to low self esteem, depression, trouble at school, and sometimes even violent behaviour.

CYBER BULLYINGType #3

- Cyber bullying occurs when social networks are used to repeatedly harm or harass in a deliberate manner.

- With the increase in use of these technologies, cyberbullying has become increasingly common, especially among teenagers.

- A study observed that children who enjoyed violent video games were far more likely to both experience and perpetrate cyberbullying.

- Awareness has also risen, due in part to high-profile cases like the suicide of Tyler Clementi and Olivia Penpraze.

BullycideBullying & Suicide – The effects

- Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people, resulting in about 4,400 deaths per year, according to the CDC.

- For every suicide among young people, there are at least 100 suicide attempts.

- Over 14 percent of high school students have considered suicide, and almost 7 percent have attempted it.

- Bully victims are between 2 to 9 times more likely to consider suicide than non-victims, according to studies by Yale University

- A study in Britain found that at least half of suicides among young people are related to bullying

- 10 to 14 year old girls may be at even higher risk for suicide, according to the study above

- According to statistics reported by ABC News, nearly 30 percent of students are either bullies or victims of bullying, and 160,000 kids stay home from school every day because of fear of bullying

- Suicide is more common among boys. Although girls attempt suicide more, Boys find more efficient ways and their success rate is higher in comparison to girls.

TRIBUTE TO SUICIDE VICTIMSTyler Clementi and Olivia Penpraze

Tyler ClementiHe was one of the many that thought suicide was the only way to escape all the Bullying. was an 18-year-old American student at Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey, who jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge on September 22, 2010. On September 19, his roommate, Dharun Ravi, and a fellow hallmate, Molly Wei, used a webcam on Ravi's computer and a computer in Wei's dorm room to view, without Clementi's knowledge, Clementi kissing another man and the following day, He posted the video on twitter. Clementi's death brought national and international attention to the issue of cyberbullying and the struggles facing LGBT youth.

Tyler Clementi

Olivia PenprazeShe was one of the many that thought suicide was the only way to escape all the Bullying. The day before she committed suicide, She posted a video on tumblr saying how she couldn’t continue on with life. The following day after her death, One of the members of the band ‘Pierce the Veil’ saw the video and he said that the video haunted him for many nights afterwards. He informed the band of the video and they made a song called ‘Bulls in the Bronx’ in tribute to Olivia Penpraze.

OLIVIA PENPRAZE

Please, don't take this out on me,'Cause you're the only thing that's keeping me alive.And I don't wanna wait for the down-set date'Cause I would rather end it all tonight.And if I mean anything to you,I'm sorry, but I've made up my mind.

(Bulls in the Bronx - Pierce the Veil)

References• http://

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberbullying

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_of_Tyler_Clementi

• https://www.pinterest.com/pin/562950022143859401/

• http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/bullystoppers/Pages/impact.aspx

• https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-bullying