Εισαγωγή
BULLY NO MORE
Bullying is a human rights violation. It is a form of violence that takes away students’ rights to respect and dignity, and infringes on the basic human rights values of inclusion, participation and non-discrimination.
Bullying is a form of systematic abuse of power—the commonest form of aggression in children. It can be ‘direct’ such as physical, verbal, psychological, sexual even virtual(cyberbullying) or ‘indirect’ in the form of social aggression like spreading rumours, refusing to socialise with victim, bullying others who socialise with the target, criticising the victim’s dress or other socially significant markers.
Bullying phenomenon
- Bullying seems to increase from elementary classes to high school years. Though in senior high school level, physical form tends to drop a bit.
- Bullying can result in serious consequences in young ones’ life and future. Anxiety, lack of confidence, depression even suicide are not rare consequences in victims.
- Anti-bullying programs across the globe have some common elements like awareness of school community especially the teaching staff and parents about the problem. A carefully coordinated ‘Whole School’ approach may be the key for success. For this, first a strict ‘anti-bullying policy’ of the school needs to be formulated and implemented.
