Types of Bullying
Physical- involves hurting a person’s body or possessions
Examples:
- Hitting/kicking/pinching
- Spitting
- Tripping/pushing
- Taking or breaking someone’s things
Relational (also called Social)- involves hurting someone’s reputation or relationships
Examples:
- Leaving someone out on purpose
- Telling other children not to be friends with someone
- Spreading rumors about someone
- Embarrassing someone in public
Verbal- involves saying or writing mean things
Examples:
- Teasing
- Name Calling
- Inappropriate sexual comments
- Taunting
- Threatening to cause harm
Cyber- involves writing or posting mean things online
Examples:
- Sending unwelcome emails or text messages
- Threats
- Sexual harassment
- Hate speech
- Ridiculing someone publically
- Posting lies, rumors, or gossip and encouraging others to distribute that information