Changes in grades

Increased sensitivity

Staying isolated and withdrawn

Long sick leaves

Staying in school after school hours or leaving early

Be a role model. In some cases an adult, including teachers, may display bullying behaviour towards young people. Experiences that make young people feel bullied by teachers include:

Teachers that exhibit this kind of behaviour have a direct emotional impact on a young people and contribute to a perception in other young people that bullying this individual is acceptable

Get educated about bullying. Should be able to differentiate between bullying and conflict

Compensating for their own unhappiness or feeling of being powerless

Lack of attention in household

To exercise power on others

Past experiences of bullying or abuse

Be stressed, depressed or feel rejected

Have low self-esteem

Not accepting the difference with others such as gender, caste, appearance, race, ethnicity, color etc.

Research shows Blaming and shaming has no effect on behavior of bully

Instead generating empathy towards the victim, condemning the behavior can change bully’s intention

Having a joint meeting with the harassed student and the student who is bullying is not suggested since it is humiliating and threatening for the bullied student.

Have knowledge of school’s anti-bullying policy

Recording and Reporting the bullying incidence to higher authorities such as Principal and school counsellors

If school’s anti-bullying policy is lacking information, there are plenty of useful websites that can help you, such as