Bullying means the behaviour of a person who hurts or frightens someone smaller or less powerful, often forcing that person to do something they do not want to do: Bullying is a problem in many schools..
Bully defined a blustering, browbeating person especially: one who is habitually cruel, insulting, or threatening to others who are weaker, smaller, or in some way vulnerable tormented by the neighborhood.
Bullying is the use of force, coercion, or threat, to abuse, aggressively dominate or intimidate. The behavior is often repeated and habitual. One essential prerequisite is the perception (by the bully or by others) of an imbalance of physical or social power.
This imbalance distinguishes bullying from conflict.
[1] Bullying is a subcategory of aggressive behavior characterized by the following three criteria:
(1) hostile intent,
(2) imbalance of power, and
(3) repetition over a period of time.
[2] Bullying is the activity of repeated, aggressive behavior intended to hurt another individual, physically, mentally, or emotionally. (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
There are three core elements in bullying behavior and they are important to understand:
- intentional hurtful action
- repeated over time
- involving imbalance of power
The first two took care of any questions I had about how to identify bullying. If a child intentionally tries to hurt another child’s feelings and does that often, it’s bullying and it needs to stop. Understanding the imbalance of power involved in bullying is, in my opinion, critical to figuring out how to prevent bullying and how to guide your child. Bullying always involves one child (or group of children) demonstrating power over a “weaker” child. This imbalance of power is often established when a bully “tests the water” with a kid that responds with fear and hurt feelings. Helping our kids to be confident is important. Easier said than done, of course. There are so many factors involved in building confidence, that any bulleted list of tips would at best be too abstract or too superficial. But what we can do in that direction is to prepare our kids and give them specific advice on how to respond if they experience or witness bullying behavior.
Republic Act 10627, or the Anti–Bullying Act (the “Act”), aims to protect children enrolled in kindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools and learning centers (collectively, “Schools”) from being bullied. It requires Schools to adopt policies to address the existence of bullying in their respective institutions.
Policy of the anti-bullying law The aim of the anti–bullying policy is to ensure that pupils learn in a supportive, caring and safe environment without fear of being bullied. … If bullying does occur, all pupils should be able to tell and know that incidents will be dealt with promptly and effectively.
The history of the anti–bullying movement is surprisingly short in the U.S. Until the tragedies of the Columbine Massacre in April of 1999, there were no state laws in place against bullying. In May of 1999, the state of Georgia enacted the first anti–bullying legislation. Eventually, all states followed suit.
The growing number of bullying cases is already a cause for alarm. … 10627 or also known as the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013 addresses this concern among parents, teachers and even students who are considered victims of bullying. The anti–bullying act ensures that these cases will no longer fall on deaf ears.
Effects of Anti Bullying law is it enhances the DepEd’s existing Child Protection Policy and allows us to further develop our schools into learner-centered institutions.” The law now mandates schools not only to adopt policies addressing the existence of bullying inside the campus, but also to conduct a rehabilitation program for victims of bullying.
One of the goals of every educator, parent, and student is to prevent bullying from happening. Anti–bullying laws are one prevention strategy that can change social norms. When researchers in the United States began studying bullying in the early 1990s, there were only a few anti–bullying laws and policies.
Though more is desired from the anti-bullying act of 2013, the new law is a good starting point. With that, we can now refer to Republic Act 10627 for PHs common definition of “bullying”.
SEC. 2. Acts of Bullying
Any severe or repeated use by one or more students of a written, verbal or electronic expression, or a physical act or gesture, or any combination thereof, directed at another student that has the effect of actually causing or placing the latter in reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm or damage to his property; creating a hostile environment at school for the other student; infringing on the rights of the other student at school; or materially and substantially disrupting the education process or the orderly operation of a school; such as, but not limited to, the following:
- Any unwanted physical contact between the bully and the victim like punching, pushing, shoving, kicking, slapping, tickling, headlocks, inflicting school pranks, teasing, fighting and the use of available objects as weapons;
- Any act that causes damage to a victim’s psyche and/or emotional well-being;
- Any slanderous statement or accusation that causes the victim undue emotional distress like directing foul language or profanity at the target, name-calling, tormenting and commenting negatively on victim’s looks, clothes and body; and
- Cyber-bullying or any bullying done through the use of technology or any electronic means.
From above reference, bullying is defined as:
An act committed by an individual or group of students,* directed to another student*
An act that can be committed in written, verbal or electronic expression, physical gestures or combination.
An act, whether severe or repeated, that will produce any of these effects to its victim
(1) fear of physical or emotional harm,
(2) damage to his/her property
(3) a hostile environment at school,
(4) infringement of his/her rights and
(5) disruption of orderly operation of the school
An act that can be in the form of:
Sec 2 A- Physical
Sec 2 B- Social & Emotional
Sec 3 C- Verbal
Sec 4 D- Cyber
*refers to elementary and high school students
Though we are free to use the same definition for adults (aggressor and victim), the anti-bullying law is applicable only for primary and secondary schools.
It aims to give more teeth to the Department of Education order by penalizing a teacher or any other school personnel who commits acts of bullying to a student, with a fine of not less than PHP50,000 but not more than PHP100,000 and/or by imprisonment from six months to a year,”
Cyber bullying is when someone, typically a teenager, bullies or harasses others on the internet and in other digital spaces, particularly on social media sites. Harmful bullying behavior can include posting rumors, threats, sexual remarks, a victims’ personal information, or pejorative labels
Bullying—including cyber bullying—causes significant emotional and psychological distress. Just like any other victim of bullying, cyber bullied kids experience anxiety, fear, depression, and low self-esteem. … But targets of cyber bullying also experience some unique consequences and negative feelings.
Cyber bullying can affect anyone but is most prominent in today’s youth. If we can curve out this awful behavior early in their age, they are unlikely to continue down that path. Unfortunately this is not an easy task. This will require schools, and especially parents to be aware of the problem and act on it.
The effects of cyber bullying on teenagers can range from: lower school attendance and performance. Increased stress and anxiety, feelings of isolation and fear parents.
Bullying is the use of force, coercion, or threat, to abuse, aggressively dominate or intimidate. The behavior is often repeated and habitual. One essential prerequisite is the perception (by the bully or by others) of an imbalance of physical or social power. This imbalance distinguishes bullying from conflict.[1] Bullying is a subcategory of aggressive behavior characterized by the following three criteria: (1) hostile intent, (2) imbalance of power, and (3) repetition over a period of time.[2] Bullying is the activity of repeated, aggressive behavior intended to hurt another individual, physically, mentally, or emotionally.
Bullying is a serious problem in schools today. Most children become bullies due to stress or stressful situations they are forced to deal with. Some kids may have even been excessively picked on by their older siblings who could also cause this behavior.