Bullying
If a student is the victim of any kind of bullying or abuse please contact Mr. Coates or Mrs. Buck right away. We cannot deal with the incident if we do not know about it.
Bullying Behaviour – if the recipient experiences pain, it’s bullying. Bullying can be physical, verbal and non-verbal aggression. Bullying can be direct (fact to fact) or indirect (rumours, phone calls).
Ways that people bully:
Bullying Behaviour – if the recipient experiences pain, it’s bullying. Bullying can be physical, verbal and non-verbal aggression. Bullying can be direct (fact to fact) or indirect (rumours, phone calls).
Ways that people bully:
- Exclusion – ignoring, gossiping, spreading rumours, isolating from group
- Teasing – making fun of, snickering, imitating, public humiliation
- Trickery – pranks, accidents on purpose, lying, setting a person up for blame or to look foolish
- Discrimination – teasing or putting down because of their appearance, abilities, race, religion, gender, class or sexual orientation
- Verbal Aggression – name calling, insults, put-down & sarcastic remarks
- Intimidation – challenging, threatening, chasing, bribery, blackmail, hate letters, scaring, glaring, dirty looks, encroaching personal space
- Stealing – extortion, robbery
- Physical Aggression – pushing, shoving, budging, hitting, spitting, punching, beating, destroying or defacing personal property, locking in a confined space, weapons, threats or assaults