Be on the look out for the following tell-tale signs that your student may be bullied:
- Drop in grades to poor school attendance
- Loneliness and poor social relationships
- Physical ill-health
- Lowered self-esteem and depression
- Suicide talk or tendencies
- Self-harm
- Revenge leading to violent juvenile behaviour
The anatomy of a bullying experience:
The following video is a stark reminder that bullying cannot be taken lightly. Parental guidance is advised.
I believe that one of the most effect ways to create a bully-free environment is to make bully-free look cool. In this way, it is likely that victims are well-informed on proper responses to bullying and bullies have full expectations of the consequences of bullying. Schools must also take up stringent measures to curb bullying and mete out harsh punishments for school bullies. However, having said that, the most powerful kind of incentive is the moral incentive. We must educate our students that all forms of bullying are inhumane to say the least. After all, they wouldn't want the same (form of bullying) to be done to themselves, would they?
A few more videos to help you with your quest to make your school bully-free!
And finally, a link to help you and your students go deeper into this campaign:
Many thanks to Khusni for inspiring this post!
Thank you Marvin. You are a gem! :-)
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