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Communication - home Circle of Bullying [|What is bullying?] **Bullying** ** 25 Interesting Facts **

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 1. Research shows that half of all children are bullied at some time during their school years. More than 10% are bullied regularly.d

2. More parents are allowing their young children to undergo plastic surgery to combat bullying. For example, Samantha Shaw, a 1st grader, underwent surgery to get her ears pinned back to prevent her from being bullied.m

3. The word “bully” was first used in 1530 and originally applied to both genders and meant “sweetheart.” It is from the Dutch //boel//, meaning “lover” or “brother.” Around the seventeenth century, the term began to mean “fine fellow,” “blusterer,” and then “harasser of the weak.”c

4. Over 30% of children who suffer a food allergy report having been bullied at school. While verbal abuse was the most common form of bullying, 40% reported to have been physical threatened, such as having the allergen thrown or waved at them or being touched by the allergen. Food allergies affect an estimated three million children.i

5. Girls bully in groups more than boys do.l

6. Though girls tend to use more indirect, emotional forms of bullying, research indicates that girls are becoming more than they have in the past.l

7. Boys tend to bully according to group, such as “athlete” versus “non-athlete.” Girls tend to bully according to social status, such as “popular” vs. “non-popular.”q

8. When boys bully, they tend to use more threats and physical intimidation on both boys and girls. Girls are usually more verbal and tend to target other girls.d

9. Bullying happens not just in the United States but also all over the world. International researchers have demonstrated that bullying in schools is universal.a

10. Several factors increase the risk of a child being bullied, including parental over- control, illness or disability, passivity, social phobia, agoraphobia, and higher levels and expression of general anxiety.k

11. Many adults who were bullying victims report that over time, feelings of unhappiness and shame decreased. However, those who remembered bullying as intensely painful continued to show low self-esteem, depression, pathological perfection, and greater neuroticism.n

12. Researchers have found that bullying roles (those who bully and their victims) remain fairly stable throughout school. For example, even after switching to a new classroom, victims of bullying continued to be victims. However, by the age of 23, the roles become less stable and victims of bullies are not as harassed or socially isolated.n

13. Research by Fight Crime/Invest in Kids reports that 60% of boys who bullied from first grade through ninth grade were convicted of at least one crime by age 24 and 40% had three or more convictions by age 24.q

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">14. The average bullying episode lasts only 37 seconds. Teachers notice or intervene in only one in 25 incidents.o

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">15. “Bully-victims” are students who can be both a bully and a victim. They often have been victimized and then begin inflicting the same behavior on others. Those who are both bully and victim are at a higher risk than either bullies or victims for [|depression], high-conflict relationships, substance abuse, hyperactive behavior, and school truancy.o

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">16. Children who have a learning disability or Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder are more likely than other children to be bullied. They also are slightly more likely than others to bully.e

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">17. Researchers note that if a victim fights a bully and the bully wins, this loss will only make matters worse for the victim. Consequently, researchers argue that fighting back should not be encouraged. Instead, the child should be encouraged to walk away and tell an adult if he feels someone is about to hurt him.o

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">18. Those who felt bullied in 6th grade were more likely to report feelings of loneliness six years later. Those who bullied in 6th grade felt more overtly aggressive in 12th grade.n

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">19. Children with medical conditions that affect their appearance, such as spinal bifida and cerebral palsy, are more likely to be bullied.e

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">20. Children who are obese are more likely to be bullied. Additionally, overweight and obese girls are more likely to be physically bullied.g

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">21. [|Diabetic] children who are dependent on insulin may be more prone to peer bullying.e

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">22. Over 83% of adults who stuttered as children said they had been teased or bullied. Approximately 71% said that bullying happened at least once a week.e

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">23. According to disability, harassment, civil, and criminal laws bullying can easily become a crime.l

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">24. If a school district does not take reasonable and appropriate steps to stop a child from being bullied, the district may be violating federal, state, and local laws. For more information, parents can contact the U.S. Department of Education Office or the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs.l

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 170%;">25. Teens who are gay are often subjected to such intense bullying that they do not receive an adequate education. They’re often embarrassed or ashamed to report the abuse.f

[|//http://facts.randomhistory.com/facts-about-bullying.html//] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">a Bingham, Jane. 2010. //<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Taking Action against Bullying. // New York, NY: Rosen Publishing.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">References **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">c “ <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">[|Bully] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">.” Online Etymology Dictionary.” 2001-2010. Accessed: May 21, 2011.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">d “ <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">[|Bullying] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">.” American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. March 2011. Accessed: May 20, 2011. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">e “ <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">[|Bullying among Children and Youth with Disabilities and Special Needs] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">.” Stop Bullying Now! Accessed: May 21, 2011.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">f “ <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">[|Bullying and Gay Youth] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">.” Mental Health America. 2011. Accessed: May 21, 2011.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">g “ <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">[|Bullying and Weight] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">.” Medline Plus. April 19, 2011. Accessed: May 21, 2011.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">i “ <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">[|Children with Food Allergies Targeted by Bullies] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">.” American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. September 28, 2010. Accessed: May 21, 2011.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">k Gladstone, G.L., G.B. Parker, and G.S. Malhi. “ <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">[|Do Bullied Children Become Anxious and Depressed Adults?] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">” //<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disorders. // March 2006. PubMed. Gov. Accessed: May 21, 2011.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">l Hamilton, Jill. Ed. 2008. //<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Bullying and Hazing //. New York, NY: Greenhaven Press.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">m Kane, Kristin. “ <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">[|Childhood Plastic Surgery to Combat Bullying: A Disturbing Trend, Doctors Say] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">.” FoxNews Latino. May 18, 2011. Accessed: May 20, 2011.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">n McDougall, Patricia. “ <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">[|What Happens over Time to Those Who Bully and Those Who Are Victimized?] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">” Education.com. 2006-2011. Accessed: May 21, 2011. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">o Rosenthal, Beth. 2008. //<span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Bullying //. New York, NY: Greenhaven Press.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">q “ <span style="font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">[|We Must All Prevent Bullying] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">.” School Bullying Council. March 29, 2011. Accessed: May 20, 2011.