What Is Bullying

What is Not Bullying

Any of the following aggressive behaviors are bullying if the actions are repeated, and done with the intention of gaining power.

Any of the following aggressive behaviors are not bullying if the actions occur once (i.e., no pattern) or done with no intention of gaining power.

Physical Attack such as:

· Bumping into someone

· Pushing, Shoving, Tripping

· Hitting (directly or with something else)

· Punching, Kicking

· Fighting

Physical behaviors such as:

· Accidently bumping into someone

· Making others play things a certain way (natural behavior-everyone likes things done their way)

· Any behaviors listed to the left (pushing, shoving, tripping, hitting, etc.) which occurs ONCE (i.e., is not a repeated or pattern of behavior)

Verbal Attack-for any kind of difference, such as:

· Racial

· Gender

· Sexual Orientation

· Physical (height, weight, glasses, etc.)

· Skills, Ability/Disability (too smart, stupid, spaz, etc.)

· Physical Appearances (clothes, jewelry, hair cut)

· Economic Status

· Marital Status

· Religion

· Association with a Group

· Threats and Intimidation

· Taking Possessions or Stealing (e.g. Hat, money, etc.)

· Exclusion from groups/activity

Verbal behaviors such as:

· A statement of dislike toward or about someone

· A single act of telling a joke about someone

· Arguments or heated disagreements between two or more people/groups (the pattern of which is not repeated to gain power)

· Expressions of unpleasant thoughts or feelings regarding others

Non-Verbal Attack such as:

· Staring or glaring

· Pretending to whisper while looking at someone

· Shunning

Non-verbal behaviors such as:

· Being excluded

· Not playing with someone

· Choosing different people or groups to play with from time to time