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Bullying
How can you tell if someone is being bullied?
You might not have experienced bullying yourself and you may not see it happening to others, but there are signs to look out for. You may have a friend or classmate who has a sudden change of behaviour, they may seem withdrawn, worried, unhappy or emotional, they might have lost interest in their school work or start missing school, or they may even have physical signs such as bruising.
If you spot these signs it could mean they are being bullied. Don’t ignore it, try to speak to them and encourage them to seek help. Listen to them if they will talk to you, and take them seriously, or encourage them to talk to someone they might know better. If you can stand by them in facing the bully, even better.
For more help and information
Links and helplines
The links listed provide additional information or an alternative view on this issue.
If you need to talk about your problems with someone you don’t know, all the helplines listed are free, confidential and manned by professionally trained counsellors.
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Posted at 4:33am on Thursday, November 29th, 2007
Dorian says:
I would forward your comment to the news room of your local TV station, a national newspaper and your local MP and ask all of them to contact the school for a comment on why this situation has been allowed to continue.
Posted at 5:09am on Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
Beamish says:
My son has been bullied for the last two years that we know about. It started with him being physically attacked in the school playground by seven other pupils. At the time the school did nothing about it. The bullying has continued and is still going on to this day. The school are doing nothing to stop the bullying, we try to report it to the headteacher but she keeps ignoring us. It has got to the stage where we have had to involve the police as my son and his friends were recently attacked with bottles and bricks. The school has been informed of this but they still seem to refuse to accept that he is being bullied. We have also complained to the local school governers but even they agreed with the school and the bullies get away with it. We are at our wits end as to what to do, because our son is suffering from the bullying & the mental torment, he is also suffering in his education and health
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