About bullying
A shared understanding of bullying helps schools, parents and whānau, and their communities prevent and respond consistently and appropriately to bullying.
Bullying is deliberate, harmful, involves a power imbalance, and has an element of repetition
Physical, verbal and social bullying
When bullying goes online
Bullying isn't good for anyone
Understand more about initiators, targets and bystanders
Any student, through no fault of their own, may be a target of bullying
Students with disabilities are more likely to be targets
LGBTQIA+ young people are over represented in bullying statistics
Bullying is a serious issue that all schools face
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