Types of bullying and what it means to bully


School bullying is behavior intended to harm or disturb the victim. It can be physical, emotional or both and can occur in person, electronically, or indirectly.

Examples of physical bullying include:
Causing Physical Injuries
Stealing
Punching
Shoving
Slapping
Debagging
Wedgies
Attacking
School pranks
Teasing and abusing
Fighting
Emotional/Indirect school bullying
Examples of emotional/indirect bullying include
Spreading bad rumors about people
Keeping certain people out of a "group"
Getting certain people to "gang up" on others (It also could be considered physical bullying)
Ignoring people on purpose - the silent treatment
Harassment
Provocation
Whispering to another in front of someone - whispering campaign
Keeping secrets away from a so-called friend
Verbal Bullying
Examples of Verbal Bullying:
Teasing People in a mean way, or cussing someone
Name Calling
Commenting meanly on someone's looks, clothes, body, or anything else
Tormenting
Harassment
Profanity


Electronic bullying: (cyber-bullying)

Bullying also can happen on-line or electronically. This form of harassment is known as cyber-bullying. It occurs when someone bullies through the Internet, mobile phones or other electronic means. Examples include:
Sending mean spirited text, e-mail, or instant messages.
Posting inappropriate pictures or messages about others in blogs or on Web sites.
Using someone else's user name to spread rumors or lies about someone.

Sexual bullying
Sexual bullying is "any bullying behaviour, whether physical or non-physical, that is based on a person’s sexuality or gender. It is when sexuality or gender is used as a weapon by boys or girls towards other boys or girls - although it is more commonly directed at girls. It can be carried out to a person’s face, behind their back or through the use of technology”.As part of its research into sexual bullying in schools, the BBC Panorama programme commissioned a questionnaire aimed at young people aged 11-19 years in schools and youth clubs across five regions of England. The survey revealed that of the 273 young people who responded to the questionnaire, 28 had been forced to do something sexual and 31 had seen it happen to someone else. Of the 273 respondents, 40 had experienced unwanted touching. From April 2008 to March 2009, ChildLine counselled a total of 156,729 children. Of these, 26,134 children spoke about bullying as a main concern and 300 of these talked specifically about sexual bullying.
Same people including the UK charity Beat bullying have climbed that children are being bullied into providing ‘sexual favours’ in exchange for protection as gang culture enters inner city schools, however other anti-bullying groups and teachers' unions including the National Union of Teachers challenged the charity to provide evidence of this as they had no evidence that this sort of behaviour was happening in schools.