Are You Being Bullied?
Does Your Friend Get Teased?
Have You Witnessed Bullying?
DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!
Bullying is when someone keeps doing or saying things to have power over another person. Bullies often call people names, say or write nasty things about their victims, leave them out of activities, threaten them, make them feel uncomfortable or scared, take or damage their things, or making them do things they don't want to do. Bullying can be physical, emotional or psychological
Have any of these things happened to you? Or, have you done any of these things to someone else?
Bullying is wrong! It makes people feel lonely, unhappy and frightened. It makes them feel unsafe and think there is something wrong with them.
Around 15 % of Australian children are bullied weekly.
Don't be a statistic - Let's stop bullying in its tracks.
At St Patrick's College students, staff and parents must be prepared to act to stop bullying.
Students will
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Respect the rights of all community members and recognise and accept their differences |
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Refuse to take part in any form of bullying |
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Support the targeted students |
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Take some form of preventative action if appropriate |
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Report any incident, or suspected incident and help break the code of silence |
Staff will:
