Stop Bullying: It Hurts, It Kills

Stop Pullying It hurts.. It kills... Lad What is Bullying? Bullying is the use of force or coercion to abuse or intimidate others. Types of ballying: Verbal Etymology Involves name calling and or teasing 1530 In the 1530s,'Bully' meant a 'sweetheart'. However, the meaning detoriorated through the 17th century through "fine fellow", "blusterer", 17thcentury to "harasser of the Social Spréading rumors, breaking up friendships Physical Involves hitting, punching, shoving and other physical harm. weak". Cyberbulying Involves using the Internet, texting, email and other digital O- technologies to harm others. Bullying often includes: Teasing Talking about hurting someone Spreading rumors Leaving kids out on purpose Attacking someone by hitting them or yelling at them Kids who are bullied can feel like they are: Different Powerless Unpopular Alone Bullying can make them: Sad, lonely, or nervous Feel sick Have problems at school Bully other kids Kids bully others for many reasons, they may: Want to copy their friends Think bullying will help them fit in Think they are better than the kid they are bullying Kids Who See Bullying they may not know what to do: They may feel depressed or worried. They may be absent from school because they don't feel safe. They may join in or stay silent so they won't get bullied themselves. Facts about Bullying : 20* Over 3.2 million 3.2 students are victims million of bullying each year. 1 in 4 teachers see nothing wrong with bullying and will only intervene 4 percent of the time. Approximately 160,000 teens skip school every 160,000 day because of bullying. 1 in 7 students in grades K-12 is either a bully or a victim of bullying. 56% 56% of students have personally witnessed some type of bullying at school. Over two-thirds of students believe that schools respond poorly to bullying, with a high percentage of students believing that adult help is infrequent and ineffective. 1 out 10 students drop out of school because of repeated bullying. 75% Harassment and bullying have been linked to 75% of school-shooting incidents. Physical bullying increases in elementary school, peaks in middle school and declines in high school. Verbal abuse, on the other hand, remains constant. "I would rather be a little nobody, than to be a evil somebody.' - Abraham Lincoln Sources : http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-school-bullying Designed by : http://www.stopbullying.gov/kids/facts/ InfoGraphicg http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/facts-on-bullying.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying DESIGN TEAM http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/bullying