Tell someone: Bullying is a crime, says Bellair SAPS
Police visited a school in Seaview to teach learners about the reality of bullying and help them understand that it is a crime.
BULLYING can be identified in different forms which are physical, verbal, emotional or even excluding someone from a group because of how they look.
It can take place between individuals or in groups by those who misuse their power over other people. Making rumours about a person also amounts to bullying.
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Being bullied means that you are constantly being told hurtful things such as being called fat, ugly, picking on the person’s skin colour, instilling into that person that the person is mad. Children need to learn that although shoving and pushing someone causes physical harm so does words cause emotional harm. It can lead a person to end their life.
Children need to learn that it doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks of you. You don’t need anybody’s validation of approval.
Payback is not the answer to stop a person from bullying, instead tell a teacher, parent or the police.
Bullying is a crime. Numbers to call if you are being bullied 10111 or Childline on 0800 055 555.
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