There is absolutely no excuse for bullying. This behaviour is totally unacceptable and it needs to stop and be stopped. No excuses, there should always be a zero tolerance for any bullying.
It is NOT alright to punch, hit or in any other way physically hurt another person.
It is NOT alright to maliciously “tease” anyone.
It is NOT alright to spread bad rumours about people.
It is NOT alright to intentionally exclude certain people from a group.
The hard truth about bullying:
- One in seven Canadian children aged 11 to 16 are victims of bullying
- 25 per cent of children in grades 4 to 6 have been bullied
- Bullying occurs once every 7 minutes on the playground and once every 25 minutes in the classroom
- In most cases, bullying stops within 10 seconds when peers intervene, or do not support the bullying behavior
- 64 per cent of kids have been bullied at school
- 12 per cent of kids were bullied regularly (once or more a week)
- 13 per cent of kids bullied other students regularly (once or more a week)
- 72 per cent of kids observe bullying at school at least once in a while
- 40 per cent have tried to intervene
- 64 per cent of kids consider bullying a normal part of school life
- 20-50 per cent say bullying can be a good thing (‘it makes you tougher’… ‘It’s a good way to solve problems…’)
- 25-33 per cent say bullying is sometimes OK or that it’s OK to pick on ‘losers’
- 61-80 per cent say bullies are often popular and enjoy high status among peers
- Adults who were bullied as children are more likely to suffer from depression in adulthood
Social networks are the new playground — cyberbullying can’t be ignored:
- 1 in 5 Canadian teens have witnessed online bullying
- 25 per cent of kids between 12-15 have witnessed cyber bullying
- 25 percent of girls and 17 per cent of boys have witnessed cyber bullying
- 51 per cent of all teens have had negative experience with social networking
- 16 per cent say someone has posted an embarrassing photo of them
- 12 per cent say someone has hacked their account
Putting a stop to bullying starts right here, right now.
Together with the cast of Degrassi and Leave Out Violence (LOVE), #Riocan is joining forces in the fight to end bullying.
The launch of the Red Dot Safe Spot program creates bully-free zones in RioCan malls and shopping centres across Canada where young people can hang out and feel safe in their local communities.
If you have a few minutes, I hope you will be able to join us for the very worthwhile, No Bullying Here Twitter Party!
Wednesday April 15, 2015 at 7:00pm EST
Be sure to follow our hosts: @Ont_LOVE @Degrassi @helpmesara @ShesConnected
Tweet using the hashtag: #RedDotSafeSpot
No RSVP
Prizes: (10) $50 Gift Cards
Twubs Page: http://twubs.com/
I hope we get to chat during this very important party!
I am looking forward to this Twitter party. What a great initiative. Bullying is never okay. The thing is, it’s not just kids who are victims of bullying or who are bullies. Adults can also learn a thing or two from this.
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