Bullying
By Navjot Singh
What Is a bully ?
A bully is an aggressive person who mistreats or intimidates weaker people
1 out of 4 kids are bullied
It is estimated that 160,000 children miss
school everyday due to fear of attack or
intimidation by other students
Every 7 minutes a child is bullied on a
playground…
282,000 students are physically attacked in
secondary schools each month
71% of students report incidents of
bullying as a problem at their school
100,000 Students carry a Gun to
School
87% of students said shootings are
motivated by a desire to “get back at those who have hurt them”
Myles Neuts was found hanging,
unconscious, from a coat hook at his
elementary school…
A coroner’s inquest later revealed that Myles was hung
on the hook by two older boys. They suspended him from the
coat hook and as he was slowly strangled they brought friends in to watch “the dummy” until
one told a teacher…
He died four days later
Myles was 10 years old…
It is estimated that 500,000 teenagers every year try to commit suicide
because they were bullied
About 5,000 succeed…
Do you know a bully?
Are you a victim?
What will you do to stop bullying?