BULLYING (RAGGING)

BULLYING (RAGGING)

• Bullying is the abuse of power by an individual on another through repeated aggressive acts.
• It most often occurs in children and in high school or college environments but can also occur in the workplace or other environments.
• The bully feels power from sources such as physical strength, maturity, a higher status within a peer group, from knowing the victim's weakness, or from support of others.
• Bullying can occur in the form of physical harm, relational aggression, isolation and exclusion, and verbal harm such as slander, rumors, or threats; it is both intentionally cruel and unprovoked.
• Cyber bullying is also a form of bullying and occurs in the form of internet messages on social media networks, text messages, e-mails, photos being posted, and rumors.
• The bullied person is repeatedly experiencing negative actions from bully.
• These bully acts can lead to depression, low self-esteem, humiliation, isolation, and social withdrawal in the victim; it could result in suicidal and murder.
• If we suspect anything like that, or any signs of bullying, we have to educate teachers, school administrators, and parents about bullying behaviors and signs that it may be occurring.