Bullying Fact Sheet
Did
you know?
- Over fifty percent
(50%) of the adult population has reportedly experienced some form of violence
at work, at home and in the community. Up to thirty-five percent (35%) of
chronic adolescent bullies spend time in prison as adults. Childhood bullies,
who are not motivated to change through training programs and intervention, most
often become adult bullies.
- Eighty percent (80%)
of adolescents reported bullying incidences during their school
years.
- Ninety percent (90%)
of 4th through 8th graders report being victims of
bullying.
- Fifteen percent (15%)
of students bully regularly and up to thirty percent (30%) are victims of
bullies.
- Up to 7 percent (7%)
of 8th graders stay home at least once a month because of
bullies.
- Bullying is learned
behavior that is taught and/or experienced at home or at
school.
- Bullying peaks in the
middle school years.
- Both boys and girls
bully -- with female bullying taking indirect, manipulative
forms.
- Bullying can have
devastating long-term effects on its victims.
- Teachers and parents
have reported that role-playing from the perspective of both victims and bullies
is highly successful in helping children understand the causes and effects of
bullying behavior.
- Bullying is anything
that hurts someone, belittles them or makes them feel bad. Some types of
bullying are:
Verbal
(name-calling)
Physical (punching,
pushing)
Relational (leaving someone out
of a game or group on purpose)
Extortion (stealing someone’s
money or toys)
Cyber bullying (using computers,
the Internet, mobile phones, etc. to bully
others)