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What is Bullying?
Bullying has been defined as
unwanted and repeated written, verbal, or physical behavior, including
any threatening, insulting, or dehumanizing gesture, by an adult or
student, that is severe or pervasive enough to create an intimidating,
hostile, or offensive educational environment; cause discomfort or
humiliation;
or unreasonably interfere with the individual's school performance or
participation.
Bullying
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Bullying may
involve:
oExcessive
teasing
oThreats
oIntimidation
oStalking
oCyberbullying
oPhysical
violence
oSexual,
religious, or racial harassment
oPublic
humiliation
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Some of the signs that
this is bullying and not an isolated instance of rudeness or
insensitivity include:
oThis
is systematic, frequent behavior. Bullying involves repeated acts of
aggression
oThere
is an unequal distribution of power between bully and target
oThe
behavior is unfair and one-sided
oThere
is an intent by the bully to dominate, humiliate, or intimidate
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