WHAT IS BULLYING?

• Bullying is when a person or a group of people are mean and hurtful towards someone. It can be a once off or repeatedly.
• It can occur anywhere; at school, work, sport clubs, on the bus, online, when you are out with friends or even at home.
• There are different types of bullying such as; verbal, physical, social and cyberbullying.

FACT…

RESEARCH HAS FOUND THAT 1 IN 4 AUSTRALIAN STUDENTS EXPERIENCE BULLYING.

WHY DO PEOPLE BULLY?

• Sometimes the person who bullies is because they have been bullied at home.
• They feel angry inside and take it out on others around them.
• They bully so they can feel better about themselves.
• They want to fit in with their friends and want others to like them.
• They are jealous.
• They like to have control over others.
• Sometimes they don’t realise they are being bullies.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED?

• Stay safe and keep away from the bullying.
• Do not let them intimidate you, show that you do not care.
• Speak up and tell them “this is not okay!”
• Ask for support from a friend, family member, teacher, counsellor.
• Report the bullying, because if you don’t nothing can be done to put a stop to it.
• Do not blame yourself, it’s not your fault.