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Bullying Website

Bullying involves a form of aggression covering multiple activities (Byrne, 1994). Bullying occurs in every school as society becomes more violent (Rigby, 1997). Bullying is either acted out by an individual or by a group on another individual or group (Grand, 2008).

Victims of bullying may be lead to having eating and sleeping disorders, low self esteem, aggression towards siblings, inability to concentrate and in some cases bullying can result in suicide (Rigby, 1997).

According to Grant (2008) there are three factors involved in bullying:

- Over a prolonged period of time the bullying must occur repetitively -It involves an imbalance of power and -It can be verbal, physical, or psychological which includes cyber bullying.


 * Bullying No Way Website.**

The bullying no way website aims to provide education about bullying for teachers, parents and students.


 * How would teachers use this website**:

Teachers could use this website to maintain positive relationships between students within the classroom. The website provides activities for students, fact sheets, FAQ’s. The website also offers a place for students to share their stories and feelings about bullying anonymously through painting and writing which may give students an outlet about their feelings.

In an inclusive classroom setting, this website would be helpful to provide all members of the class an interactive way to approach the topic of bullying.


 * Who this website is suitable for**:

For the interactive parts of the website where students explore the site by themselves I would recommend years 5-8.

Teachers educating students about bullying could find information useful for years K-12.


 * References:**

Byrne, B. (1994). Coping with bullying in schools. New York: Cassel.

Grand, N. (2008). Bullying in schools. Australian Educational Leader. 30, 3, 43- 45.

Rigby,K.(1997).Strategiesfordealingwithbullies.(Video Recording).Melbourne:VideoClassroom.