LETS STOP BULLYING

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If you’re at school or a college of Further Education, and you are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or not sure about your sexuality Bullying can mean many different things. These are some ways children and young people have described bullying:being called names being teased being pushed or pulled about being hit or attacked having your bag and other possessions taken and thrown around having rumours spread about you being ignored and left out being forced to hand over money or possessions being attacked or teased or called names because of your religion or colour being attacked or teased or called names because of your sexuality What does it feel like to be bullied?

HOW TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

If you are being bullied, tell a friend, tell a teacher and tell your parents. It won't stop unless you do. It can be hard to do this so if you don't feel you can do it in person it might be easier to write a note to your parents explaining how you feel, or perhaps confide in someone outside the immediate family, like a grandparent, aunt, uncle or cousin and ask them to help you tell your parents what's going on.

Your form tutor needs to know what is going on so try to find a time to tell him/her when it won't be noticeable. You could stay behind on the pretext of needing help with some work. If you don't feel you can do that, then go to the medical room and speak to the school nurse.

The best idea is if a teacher can catch the bullies red-handed. That way, you won't get into bother from anyone for telling tales. It will be clear to everyone what has been going on. Don't be tempted to hit back because you could get hurt or get into trouble. Hitting someone is an assault.

Try to stay in safe areas of the school at break and lunchtime where there are plenty of other people. Bullies don't like witnesses. If you are hurt at school, tell a teacher immediately and ask for it to be written down. Make sure you tell your parents.

Plans to beat the bullies

School yard victims of bullying are to be given a voice by new Royal Borough proposals to tackle the problem.

The Royal Borough has been stung into action by reports that as many as 64 per cent of school children in the area have been affected by bullying.

One suggestion on a comprehensive list of strategies endorsed by cabinet members last week, was to have a dedicated anti-bullying coordinator who will visit schools and work with victims, parents and perpetrators to tackle the fundamental cause of abuse.

Another plan is to bid for lottery funding for peer performance workshops where senior school pupils will work with younger pupils to combat bullying.

POINTERS TO A BULLYING PROBLEM

1,Coming home with cuts and bruises

2,Torn clothes

3,Asking for stolen possessions to be replaced

4,'Losing' dinner money

5,Falling out with previously good friends

6,Being moody and bad tempered

7, Wanting to avoid leaving the house

8,Aggression with brothers and sisters

9,Doing less well at schoolwork

10,Insomnia

11,Anxiety

12,Being quiet and withdrawn

It’s great to send texts and emails, there are loads of great websites and newsletters We are able to keep in touch with our mates, we can do more and, of course, we can go online and read need2know.

Some people, however, use technology in a bad way and with cyber bullying on the increase, Here some guidelines for dealing with it and staying safe online.

Cyber bullying can take many forms. Abusive text messages, poisonous emails, hate sites and aggressive instant messaging are all ways in which the person suffering the bullying can be made to feel uncomfortable, alone and scared.

DON’T BE CYBER BULLIED, DON’T BE A CYBER BULLY

Three things to remember when you're online or on the phone.

1. Respect other people - online and off. Don’t spread rumours about people or share their secrets, including their phone numbers and passwords.

2. If someone insults you online or by phone, stay calm and ignore them.

3. ‘Do as you would be done by.’ Think how you would feel if you were bullied. You’re responsible for your own behaviour: make sure you don’t distress other people or cause them to be bullied by someone else.

4. If it's happening to you, the first thing to remember is that it’s not your fault. It's the person doing the bullying that's got the problem, not you.

IF YOU RECEIVE NASTY E-MAILS.

Never reply to unpleasant or unwanted emails because a response is just what the sender's looking for.

Keep the emails as evidence and tell someone you trust what's been going on.

Contact your email provider's abuse team. You should be able to find out how to do this on your email homepage.

Don't reply to an email address you don't know, even if there's an option to 'unsubscribe', because this confirms to the sender that your email address does exist.

IF YOU GET HASSLED IN A CHATROOM OR OVER INSTANT MESSAGING

Don't give out any personal details online; you should use a nickname in chatrooms.

Don't accept emails or open files from someone you don't know.

Remember that people in chatrooms might not really be who they say they are.

If someone starts acting weird or making you feel uncomfortable, get out of the chatroom straight away and tell someone.

Think before you write: don't leave yourself open to bullying.

IF YOU GET DODGY PHONE CALLS AND CREEPY TEXTS.

If you get an abusive or silent call, don't hang up straight away. Instead, put your phone down somewhere and leave it for a few minutes, then hang up or turn your phone off. Once they realise that they aren't bothering you, callers usually get bored and leave you alone.

Always tell someone each time it happens.

Don't give out your personal details to just anyone. Be selective about who gets your phone number.

If someone calls you and asks you to confirm your number, ask them what number they want and tell them whether they're right.

Screen your calls by letting your voicemail kick in if you don't recognise the number calling you. If it's a mate, they'll leave a message. Don't give out your name on your voicemail message.

Make a note of times and dates of calls that make you feel uncomfortable and report them to the police.

Keep all abusive texts and show them to your parents. If they become threatening or malicious and won't stop, report them to the police and show them all the messages you've received.

HOW TO SPOT A BULLY IN YOUR WORKPLACE.

If you have a serial bully on the staff they will reveal themselves by their department showing excessive rates of staff turnover.

sickness absence

stress breakdowns

deaths in service

ill-health retirements

early retirements

uses of disciplinary procedures

grievances initiated

suspensions

dismissals

uses of private security firms to snoop on employees

litigation including employment tribunals or legal action against employees.

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WHAT IS BULLYING

Bullying happens when someone hurts or scares another person on purpose. The person being bullied has a hard time defending himself or herself. Usually, bullying happens over and over.

KICKING, HITTING, SHOVERING AND OTHER PHYSICAL KINDS OF BULLYING

TAUNTING, TEASING,NAME CALLING.

SPREADING RUMORS ABOUT OTHERS.

EXCLUDING OR IGNORING OTHERS IN A MEAN WAY.

TAKING MONEY OR OTHER BELONGINGS.

SENDING MEAN E-MAILS OR NOTES.

SO LETS STOP BULLING NOW SPREAD THE WORD NOW