Types of Bullying
Verbal bullying
saying or writing mean things
- Teasing
- Name-calling
- Inappropriate sexual comments
- Taunting
- Threatening to cause harm
Social bullying
hurting someone’s reputation or relationships
- Leaving someone out on purpose
- Telling other children not to be friends with someone
- Spreading rumors about someone
- Embarrassing someone in public
Physical bullying
hurting a person’s body or possessions
- Hitting/kicking/pinching
- Spitting
- Tripping/pushing
- Taking or breaking someone’s things
- Making mean or rude hand gestures
Cyberbullying
takes place using electronic technology
- mean text messages or emails
- rumors sent by email
- rumors posted on social media
- embarrassing pictures, videos, websites, or fake profiles