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PRESENTATION
ABOUT BULLYING
AND IT’S ACT
What is
Bullying?
Bullying is the use of force, threat,
or coercion to abuse, intimidate, or aggressively dominate
others. The behavior is often repeated and habitual. One
essential prerequisite is
the perception, by the bully or by others, of an imbalance of
social or physical power, which distinguishes bullying from
conflict. Behaviors
used to assert such domination can include
verbal harassment orthreat, physical assault or coercion, and
such acts may be directed repeatedly towards particular
TYPES OF BULLYING :
1.) Physical bullying
- includes hitting, kicking, tripping,
pinching and pushing or damaging
property.
2.) Verbal
-bullying
includes name calling, insults, teasing,
intimidation, homophobic or racist remarks, or
verbal abuse.
3.) Social/Covert bullying
- This sort of bullying is often harder to
recognize and can be carried out behind
the bullied person's back. It is designed
to harm someone's social reputation
and/or cause humiliation.
Covert bullying includes:
- lying and spreading rumours
-negative facial or physical
gestures, menacing or
contemptuous looks
-playing nasty jokes to
embarrass and humiliate
- mimicking unkindly
-encouraging others to socially
exclude someone
-damaging someone's social
reputation or social acceptance.
4.) Cyber Bullying
- is a type of bullying that takes place using
electronic technology. Electronic technology
includes devices and equipment such as cell
phones, computers, and tablets as well as
communication tools including social media
sites, text messages, chat, and websites.
CAUSES OF BULLYING:
Want to get noticed
They like having power over there
peers
They have problems at home
Think it's cool and funny
Aggressive personality
Lack of adult supervision
Jealousy
Revenge
Take their feelings out on others
EFFECTS OF BULLYING:
⚫ Low self-confidence
⚫ Depression
⚫ Suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts
⚫ Abnormal fears and worries
⚫ Sleep disorders
⚫ Nervous habits
⚫ Frequent crying
⚫ Bed-wetting
⚫ Poor appetite or digestive problems
⚫ School problems
⚫ Rage
“ANTI-
BULLYING
ACT OF
2013”
SECTION 1. Short Title – this act shall be
known as the “Anti-Bullying Act of 2013.”