Christiansburg High School

Bullying Prevention

1. Relational Bullying: The use of peer pressure and manipulation to isolate and/or harmfully target an individual.

2. Verbal Bullying: Mocking, threatening, and spreading gossip or rumors or lies about someone to isolate or hurt an individual’s feelings or reputation. Gossip is a form of bullying. It includes talking about other people, writing notes about others, writing in “Slam” books or online talk about others.  It is one of the most disruptive behaviors in school because it often leads to hurt feelings and anger, which sometime result in fights. 

3. Physical Bullying: Hitting, shoving, tripping, or in any other way using physical force to cause harm or embarrassment to an individual

4. Cyberbullying: Harassing, humiliating, intimidating, threatening, or gossiping about others on the Internet or through any technological device using words, pictures, or suggestions to harm an individual.

For more information about Bullying, check out these web sites.

• "Parents' Role in Bullying Prevention and Intervention"

• "Advice to Pupils about Being Bullied"

• "For Parents:  If a Child Complains of Being Bullied"

Don’t be a Bystander, Report Bullying!