Bullying is when a person or group repeatedly tries to harm someone who is weaker or who they think is weaker. Sometimes it involves direct attacks such as hitting, name calling, teasing or taunting. Sometimes it is indirect, such as spreading rumors or trying to make others reject someone.
Often people dismiss bullying among kids as a normal part of growing up. But bullying is harmful. It can lead children and teenagers to feel tense and afraid. It may lead them to avoid school. In severe cases, teens who are bullied may feel they need to take drastic measures or react violently. Others even consider suicide. For some, the effects of bullying last a lifetime.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Findings showed that about one in every five boys (18%) grew into being an "adult bully." They were the boys that saw themselves as being "a bit of a bully" at age 14 and continued to report being a bully at age 32. -- www.education.com
There appears to be a connection between bullying and later criminality. In one study, 60% of those who bullied in grades 6 and/or 9 had at least one criminal conviction by age 24; 35-40% had three or more convictions (as compared to a group of non-bullying boys). -- www.education.com
• According to 2009 data from the National Center for Education Statistics, 42.9% of 6th graders were bullied during the 2007 school year.
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Wisconsin
Bullying/Harassment
Statute 118.13 (1997), which prohibits discrimination
against students based on gender, race, religion national origin,
ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual
orientation, or physical, mental, emotional or learning disability, has
been interpreted through Code PI 9 (1986) to include a prohibition against
harassment that substantially interferes with a pupil s school
performance or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive school
environment. Bullying behavior may fall under this definition.
Cyber Bullying
No state policy.
Hazing
No specific state policy. However, Statute 118.13, which prohibits discrimination against
students based on gender, race, religion national origin, ancestry,
creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or
physical, mental, emotional or learning disability, has been interpreted
through Code PI 9 to include a prohibition against harassment
that substantially interferes with a pupil s school performance or
creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive school environment. Hazing
behavior may fall under this definition.
Source: National
Association of State Boards of Education
Last Updated: 10/16/2008
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