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- Bullied on roblox ( video game)
- bff on her side
- Got called ugly, stupid
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-Slow runner and got teased
-Parents told her to ignore them
-THREATS
-Teased for throwing up

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Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others may have serious, lasting problems.

In order to be considered bullying, the behavior must be aggressive and include:

An Imbalance of Power: Kids who bully use their power-such as physical strength, access to embarrassing information, or popularity-to control or harm others. Power imbalances can change over time and in different situations, even if they involve the same people.

Repetition: Bullying behaviors happen more than once or have the potential to happen more than once.

Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose.

Types of Bullying

There are three types of bullying:

Verbal bullying is saying or writing mean things. Verbal bullying includes:

Teasing

Name-calling

Inappropriate sexual comments

Taunting

Threatening to cause harm

Social bullying, sometimes referred to as relational bullying, involves hurting someone's reputation or relationships. Social bullying includes:

Leaving someone out on purpose

Telling other children not to be friends with someone

Spreading rumors about someone

Embarrassing someone in public

Physical bullying involves hurting a person's body or possessions. Physical bullying includes:

Hitting/kicking/pinching

Spitting

Tripping/pushing

Taking or breaking someone's things

Making mean or rude hand gestures

Where and When Bullying Happens

Bullying can occur during or after school hours. While most reported bullying happens in the school building, a significant percentage also happens in places like on the playground or the bus. It can also happen travelling to or from school, in the youth's neighborhood, or on the Internet.

Frequency of Bullying

There are two sources of federally collected data on youth bullying:

The 2017 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey (National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Justice) indicates that, nationwide, about 20% of students ages 12-18 experienced bullying.

The 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) indicates that, nationwide, 19.5% of students in grades 9-12 report being bullied on school property in the 12 months preceding the survey.

See also " Frequency of Cyberbullying."

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Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time.

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Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place over digital devices like cell phones, computers, and tablets. Cyberbullying can occur through SMS, Text, and apps, or online in social media, forums, or gaming where people can view, participate in, or share content. Cyberbullying includes sending, posting, or sharing negative, harmful, false, or mean content about someone else. It can include sharing personal or private information about someone else causing embarrassment or humiliation. Some cyberbullying crosses the line into unlawful or criminal behavior.

The most common places where cyberbullying occurs are:

Social Media, such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Tik Tok

Text messaging and messaging apps on mobile or tablet devices

Instant messaging, direct messaging, and online chatting over the internet

Online forums, chat rooms, and message boards, such as Reddit

Email

Online gaming communities

Special Concerns

With the prevalence of social media and digital forums, comments, photos, posts, and content shared by individuals can often be viewed by strangers as well as acquaintances. The content an individual shares online - both their personal content as well as any negative, mean, or hurtful content - creates a kind of permanent public record of their views, activities, and behavior. This public record can be thought of as an online reputation, which may be accessible to schools, employers, colleges, clubs, and others who may be researching an individual now or in the future. Cyberbullying can harm the online reputations of everyone involved - not just the person being bullied, but those doing the bullying or participating in it. Cyberbullying has unique concerns in that it can be:

Persistent - Digital devices offer an ability to immediately and continuously communicate 24 hours a day, so it can be difficult for children experiencing cyberbullying to find relief.

Permanent - Most information communicated electronically is permanent and public, if not reported and removed. A negative online reputation, including for those who bully, can impact college admissions, employment, and other areas of life.

Hard to Notice - Because teachers and parents may not overhear or see cyberbullying taking place, it is harder to recognize.

Laws and Sanctions

All states have laws requiring schools to respond to bullying. As cyberbullying has become more prevalent with the use of technology, many states now include cyberbullying, or mention cyberbullying offenses, under these laws. Schools may take action either as required by law, or with local or school policies that allow them to discipline or take other action. Some states also have provisions to address bullying if it affects school performance. You can learn about the laws and policies in each state, including if they cover cyberbullying.

Frequency of Cyberbullying

There are two sources of federally collected data on youth bullying:

The 2017 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey (National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Justice) indicates that, among students ages 12-18 who reported being bullied at school during the school year, 15% were bullied online or by text.

The 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) indicates that an estimated 15.7% of high school students were electronically bullied in the 12 months prior to the survey.

See also " Frequency of Bullying."

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Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place over digital devices like cell phones, computers, and tablets. Cyberbullying can occur through SMS, Text, and apps, or online in social media, forums, or gaming where people can view, participate in, or share content. Cyberbullying includes sending, posting, or sharing negative, harmful, false, or mean content about someone else.

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Bullying can affect everyone-those who are bullied, those who bully, and those who witness bullying. Bullying is linked to many negative outcomes including impacts on mental health, substance use, and suicide. It is important to talk to kids to determine whether bullying-or something else-is a concern.

Kids Who are Bullied

Kids who are bullied can experience negative physical, social, emotional, academic, and mental health issues. Kids who are bullied are more likely to experience:

Depression and anxiety, increased feelings of sadness and loneliness, changes in sleep and eating patterns, and loss of interest in activities they used to enjoy. These issues may persist into adulthood.

Health complaints

Decreased academic achievement-GPA and standardized test scores-and school participation. They are more likely to miss, skip, or drop out of school.

A very small number of bullied children might retaliate through extremely violent measures. In 12 of 15 school shooting cases in the 1990s, the shooters had a history of being bullied.

Kids Who Bully Others

Kids who bully others can also engage in violent and other risky behaviors into adulthood. Kids who bully are more likely to:

Abuse alcohol and other drugs in adolescence and as adults

Get into fights, vandalize property, and drop out of school

Engage in early sexual activity

Have criminal convictions and traffic citations as adults

Be abusive toward their romantic partners, spouses, or children as adults

Bystanders

Kids who witness bullying are more likely to:

Have increased use of tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs

Have increased mental health problems, including depression and anxiety

Miss or skip school

The Relationship between Bullying and Suicide

Media reports often link bullying with suicide. However, most youth who are bullied do not have thoughts of suicide or engage in suicidal behaviors.

Although kids who are bullied are at risk of suicide, bullying alone is not the cause. Many issues contribute to suicide risk, including depression, problems at home, and trauma history. Additionally, specific groups have an increased risk of suicide, including American Indian and Alaskan Native, Asian American, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth. This risk can be increased further when these kids are not supported by parents, peers, and schools. Bullying can make an unsupportive situation worse.

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Bullying can affect everyone-those who are bullied, those who bully, and those who witness bullying. Bullying is linked to many negative outcomes including impacts on mental health, substance use, and suicide. It is important to talk to kids to determine whether bullying-or something else-is a concern.

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Other issues facing young people include family problems, social anxiety, body image problems and indeed, the negative influences of social media.

Although cyberbullying's prevalence and impact is difficult to quantify, a study by the Hong Kong Family Welfare Society in 2012 found that one in three students between Primary Four to secondary Three were victims of cyberbullying. And from its research, the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups estimates only one quarter of local cyberbullying victims will formally report the abuse.

Deborah Crouch, chief executive of the Samaritans in Hong Kong, which offers a free bilingual telephone service to those suffering from emotional distress, said Hong Kong's long working hours meant many young people had limited contact with their parents on weekdays when they were feeling low.

She said cyberbullying victims as young as 10 will experience a sense of "overwhelming loneliness" and may choose not to tell an adult because of the Chinese cultural tendency to want to "save face".

"It is like a tunnel that you just cannot get out of," she said. "[Victims] feel like they do not have anywhere to go. If you had people to talk to, you probably would not be calling us."

The organisation does not ask callers for their age, but Crouch said the number of cyberbullying cases among its young callers appeared to be increasing.

In 2015/16 the organisation took 30,899 calls; 12,369 from men and 7,360 from women. Some 11,170 calls were logged as being from silent callers. Crouch said cyberbullying could be a contributing factor to suicide, but said academic pressure was undoubtedly another major factor adversely affecting Hong Kong's youth.

She said young men particularly felt pressure to obtain a place at an Ivy League university, because Chinese culture emphasises they must eventually become the main breadwinner for their family.

"They feel absolutely useless if they cannot live up to those standards," she said.

More vulnerable online

Meanwhile, more than half (52 per cent) of Hong Kong parents believe their children are more likely to be bullied online than in the playground, according to a new survey by online security company Norton by Symantec. The research also found 77 per cent of Hong Kong parents allow their children to access the internet before the age of 11.

The data was collated as part of the Norton Cyber Security Insights report, which surveyed 920 Hong Kong electronic device users aged over 18, of which 342 were parents. Investigators estimate only one in 10 victims will tell an adult about online abuse.

Kurt Wang, the company's senior sales engineer for Greater China Region Consumer Business, said children were increasingly facing threats from their peers beyond physical violence or face-to-face confrontation.

"Cyberbullying is a growing issue and parents are struggling to identify and respond to this threat," he said.

Sky Siu, executive director for local youth organisation KELY Support Group, said the immediacy and aggressive nature of cyberbullying had long-term "psychological effects" which could be as intensely felt as face-to-face bullying, and which was concerning given the recent rise in youth suicide in Hong Kong.

She said young people did not have the "coping methods" to deal with the abuse, and would often not seek help from an adult.

"It is not enough to educate people about being good netizens," she said. "We have to find ways to encourage young people to find strong friendship groups. Many victims tell us they have gone on to become bullies themselves, and we need to investigate why that is."

The city's public schools will generally have at least one social worker available to counsel students suffering from mental health issues. Some private schools may have greater staff resources.

But social media could be at the heart of the solution for cyberbullying, experts have concluded. In November last year, a report by the Committee on Suicide Prevention said social media could be used to highlight "online suicide prevention and intervention tools".

The report's authors recommended inviting representatives from Google and YouTube into schools to discuss the responsible use of social media.

As a result, the authors said, students could become empowered to report cases of cyberbullying and refrain from becoming perpetrators too.

"Students can act as gatekeepers to stop and report these undesirable behaviours," the report said.

Dr Parry Aftab, executive director of StopCyberbullying.org and an expert who advises Facebook how to combat the issue, will this year bring her Teen Angels programme to Hong Kong, starting at Yew Chung International School.

It aims to train students how to offer support to their peers if they experience cyberbullying.

Her organisation also plans to launch an anti-cyberbullying app, brainstormed by Hong Kong students, in May in the US, and in Hong Kong soon afterwards.

From her research, Dr Aftab estimates 50 per cent of young cyberbullies are also bullying their peers in the real world. She also suggests that while bullying in schools tends to see children targeting a member of the same gender, in the online world it is a more diverse picture, with mixed gender groups coming together to cyberbully someone.

She said Hong Kong students had told her Whatsapp, Instagram and YouTube were the primary platforms being used as cyberbullying tools.

She said sextortion was a particular type of cyberbullying which is growing problem globally.

"Real or morphed images, mostly of girls, are created and shared to destroy the reputation and hurt the target," she said. "It takes minutes before a new technology is abused by tweens and teens. They are inventive."

Dr Aftab said she felt particularly compelled to support Hong Kong victims of cyberbullying because they often suffered in silence due to parents being tied up with work commitments.

"They are connected 24/7," she said. "They are taught to be kinder and more respectful in life, so they often have no outlet other than digital technology to let out steam and lash out. Reputations are crucial and any damage to reputations is very serious, more serious than in many places."

Cyberbullying and the law

The number of cyberbullying cases in the city reported to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner doubled between 2012 and 2016, from 13 to 26.

Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Stephen Wong Kai-yi said the watchdog had seen an increase in information communication technology-related complaints over the past five years. "Cyberbullying, being one of the major ICT-related disputes, is on the rise," he said.

Some countries, such as Canada, have introduced legislation to combat cyberbullying, which gives police greater powers to seize electronic devices in cases where they suspect someone has been harassing or attacking another individual online. But the moves have raised concerns over increasing restrictions on personal freedoms. Hong Kong currently has no legislation on cyberbullying.

Wong said the issue was addressed by various existing legislations, depending on the circumstances in which cyberbullying occurs, such as defamation and criminal intimidation and infringement of intellectual property.

"In view that cyberbullying is a complex societal issue and is not solely related to the sharing of personal data, the Privacy Commissioner maintains an open mind on the suggestion of introducing a specific legislation governing cyberbullying," he said.

"Views of the public would certainly be one of the considerations for pursuing any suggestion for regulating by way of legislative measure, which is primarily the decision of the government policy bureau."
Tell tale signs

● Child appears nervous when receiving a text, online message or email

● Change of habit: Begin to avoid their devices or use them excessively

● Has trouble sleeping, stomach aches, headaches and weight loss or gain

●Withdraws from friends and family

● Suddenly deletes their social media accounts

Why victims don't tell
● Believe it's too personal to talk about it

● Fear it could escalate the abuse

●The fear of punishment: Having their phone confiscated

● Feel ashamed and believe abuse is their fault

● Don't want their parents to worry about them

● Feel adults or other authority figures won't understand or take them seriously
What parents can do
● Gain relevant first-hand knowledge of online platforms in order to educate children about how to protect their personal data and privacy

● Explore online platforms that offer parental controls, allowing them to monitor or configure settings to protect children from undesirable contents or contacts

● Warn children that sharing information including photos online willingly or inadvertently means information can be accessed by members of the public

● Find suitable ways to engage with children in their online activities

● Discuss cyberbullying with children, and tell them they can seek advice from their parents

● Remind children not to rush to provide or share information online
What to do as a victim
● Children should seek help from parents or adults that they can trust

● For minor incidents of cyberbullying such as mean or nasty comments, the best response is no response

● If the messages persist, the best strategy is to block them

● Complain directly to the social network operator

● If the offending posts contain criminal elements, for example, criminal intimidation, you may report the matter to the police or seek legal advice to decide the appropriate recourse

● If the cyberbullying activities involve wrongful collection of personal data or misuse of personal data, you can lodge a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data

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Hong Kong is well noted for its vibrant business community, stunning architecture and world-class shopping. At the same time, this modern metropolis/country is struggling with a social crisis in its schools and workplaces in the form of bullying and violence.
How Prevalent is Bullying in Hong Kong?
In a 2010 study conducted by the Department of Social Work in Hong Kong's Chinese University, 1,800 teen students from eight of the area's secondary schools were asked to give their input on school violence. Approximately 70.8% of the pupils reported being victims of violent bullying behavior. This percentage was marginally higher than bullying figures from the US, UK, Europe and Taiwan (53%-68%).

The poll identified boys as being the main perpetrators of violent behavior. It also showed that verbal abuse was the main form of violence followed by physical assault, sexual assault, intimidation, social abuse and blackmail. Dr. Chen Ji-kang, an assistant professor at Chinese University who helped conduct the survey, felt these bullying facts were cause for concern.

"School violence has a great negative impact on pupils and will affect their academic results, intention to go to school and their normal school life. So we should pay close attention to it," Chen said.

Research shows the long term effects of bullying can cause physical and psychological problems later on in life. Some victims begin to emulate bullying behavior, further contributing to a school's bullying problems. Survey results revealed that 52.7% of bullied students eventually bullied others, although the abusive behavior waned as they entered their senior year.
How to Handle Bullying Conflicts
Chen stresses the need for positive intervention and support programs in Hong Kong schools to help curtail bullying. Mediation programs offer one means of helping to stop bullying behavior.

Approximately 2,400 primary and secondary students from 40 Hong Kong schools participated in a nine year mediation project organized by the Hong Kong Family Welfare Society. The purpose of the project was to teach students how to deal with bullying conflicts so they could help resolve bullying issues that arose in their schools.

After 20 hours of mediation training, students were given opportunities to work as peer mediators to help prevent bullying behavior in their schools. In addition to curtailing bullying, the project taught students valuable people skills that would serve them well in the future.

Wong Yee-ning, a 17 year old student from Buddhist Yip Kei Nam Memorial College and former bully, participated in the mediation project. The communications and interpersonal skills she learned drastically changed her behavior.
Primary School Bullying in Hong Kong
Primary school bullying has been a problem in Hong Kong for years. The following primary bullying statistics came from a Wong, Lok, Lo and Ma school bullying survey conducted in 2002:

Over 40% of students at the primary level reported being victims of bullies in school

87.5% of onlookers had been witnesses of verbal abuse by bullies

67.5% of onlookers had been witnesses of physical abuse

Over a third of students surveyed had witnessed bullying over 11 times

Ten years later, news stories reveal that primary bullying continues to be an issue in Hong Kong schools. In December of 2013, local news reported the suicide death of 10 year old Law Cheuk Ki from the CCC Kei Chun Primary School due to bullying. Law attended the school's special needs program due to a learning disability. The deputy principal of the school, Kao Wan-hua, had reported that Law's schoolwork was 'mediocre'.

From messages left on Law's Facebook page by classmates, it appeared she suffered from bullying due to her learning disability. One girl wrote, "I've watched people bully you, why didn't I help you? I really regret, you're a kind person..." Chan Man-ho from Hong Kong's Youth Crime Prevention Center noted that even teasing and mocking others can have serious consequences in a child's life.

Hong Kong's history of bullying behavior is long standing. The lack of progress in finding lasting solutions to bullying issues implies schools need to put more effective anti-bullying measures and strategies into place.

In her dissertation "Bullying Interventions in Hong Kong Primary Classrooms", Bessy Chan, a Hong Kong University scholar, emphasized the role teachers play in stopping bullying behavior. Teachers' reactions to bullying will affect the safety and security of their students. Many Hong Kong schools are adopting a proactive approach to bullying prevention that involves teaching kids social skills and increasing bullying awareness among students and adults, so everyone can be part of the solution.
Internet Bullying in Hong Kong
"Be Net-wise" was a 2009 initiative launched by the Internet Education Campaign to encourage online safety among Hong Kong youth. The initiative was coordinated by the Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups in conjunction with the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer. Under this initiative, research was conducted to determine the nature and degree of internet bullying activity among secondary students in Hong Kong schools.

In 2010, approximately 2,981 questionnaires were distributed, filled out and collected from junior and senior teen students in 18 secondary schools in the Hong Kong area. In addition, researchers interviewed 18 student volunteers concerning their involvement in cyberbullying activity within the previous year. Interviews from academics, social workers and members of the Hong Kong Internet Society were conducted at the same time.

The study revealed the following Internet bullying information and its effects on secondary school students in Hong Kong:

Cyberbullying was becoming a problem among Hong Kong students

Male students were more likely to bully or be bullied

Student reactions to cyberbullying varied from seeking help to stop cyberattacks to ignoring the problem for fear of losing online privileges. Many considered cyberbullying a joke rather than problematic.

The main cyber offense was spreading rumors and the main platform was social media

Most bullies used personal computers after school to commit cyber offenses

Bullies and victims were generally classmates

In conclusion, researchers felt it necessary to continue their focus on online bullying. They also felt schools should help students improve their communications and media literacy skills, put measures in place to report cyber offenses and promote greater awareness of online safety in order to minimize the dangers of cyberbullying attacks.
Cyberbullying Laws in Hong Kong
There are no laws against cyberbullying in Hong Kong per se; however cyber offenses that deal with defamation, intimidation or infringement of property can be addressed by existing laws covering these criminal acts. Cyber offenses involving the theft of personal information, for example, can be prosecuted under Hong Kong's Data Protection Principles (DPP) covered in the Personal Data Ordinance.

Individuals who contravene a Data Protection Principle may be served an 'enforcement notice' by the Privacy Commissioner to rectify the problem. Failure to comply with this notice is a criminal offense that can be penalized with a $50,000 fine, prison sentence of 2 years and $1,000 daily fine for continuing cases.

Hong Kong's Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau (CSTCB) handles issues regarding cyber security and crime. According to the CSTCB, the following are some examples of the latest cyberbullying trends in Hong Kong:

* Social Media Fraud

* E-Banking and E-mail Scams

* Online Blackmail

Workplace Bullying in Hong Kong

A 2013 office bullying survey revealed that 50% of Hong Kong workers were bullied at work. Most suffered their plight in silence due to fear of losing their jobs.

The most common bullying offenses were verbal abuse, exclusion by work colleagues and being assigned tasks nobody else wanted. Approximately 53% of the 509 workers who randomly partook of the Vital Employee Service Consultancy phone survey reported being a victim of one or more of these bullying tactics. Over 68% reported being bullied by managers or supervisors. Only one out of every 10 reported unfair treatment to their firms.

According to Vital consultant Suen Lap-man, most victims are reluctant to report bullying cases due to fear of retaliation. Suen suggested employees take a united stance against bullying rather than trying to fight it on their own. "Many people think workplace bullying is none of their business as long as they are not involved. But at the end of the day everyone will be affected if bullying becomes a part of the office culture," she said.

By taking a united stance against bullying in schools and businesses, Hong Kong teachers, parents and workers help build a better society for all.

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Teaching staff at a primary school in Kwai Chung where a 10-year-old Law Cheuk-ki fell to her death two years ago were told not to call 999 for "non-emergency matters", an inquest heard yesterday.

Coroner Ko Wai-hung was told of the instructions yesterday while questioning Tam Chi-keung, Cheuk-ki's teacher. The student died on December 9, 2013.

The inquiry heard that notices in the teachers' office at CCC Kei Chun Primary School said staff should call St John Ambulance instead.

The coroner suggested to Tam the notices gave staff the impression they should call St John Ambulance regardless of what happened to students. Tam did not answer directly but said: "That's the [number]."

Tam said he was not aware of Cheuk-ki's fall until he looked down from the fifth floor and saw a crowd gathering on the ground floor, about half an hour after he did the roll call at 8am.

Yesterday, the inquest also heard Cheuk-ki was bullied on her school bus a month before her death. Cheung Nga-ki, one of her friends, said she teased Cheuk-ki, while others rummaged through her bag before tossing her belongings out.

The matter was settled after the students apologised, the inquest heard, although Cheung said her friend was especially quiet hours before the incident.

"I greeted her after boarding the school bus, yet she ignored me," she said, adding they would normally chat with each other.

After arriving at the school, Fu Hoi, Cheuk-ki's classmate, said she looked upset before leaving the classroom prior to the incident. Fu told the inquest he once overheard Cheuk-ki ask others if drowning was the best way to die.

On the ground floor near the playground, domestic worker Lima Evangeline Lagarta, who was sending her employer's children to school, said she heard a loud bang. "I glanced at it ... It was a kid [in] her school uniform, lying down with no blood," she recalled.

The court also heard Law was given a shorter than normal haircut, before the incident.

The inquest, which is being held to discover why Cheuk-ki fell, continues today.

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Teaching staff at a primary school in Kwai Chung where a 10-year-old Law Cheuk-ki fell to her death two years ago were told not to call 999 for "non-emergency matters", an inquest heard yesterday. Coroner Ko Wai-hung was told of the instructions yesterday while questioning Tam Chi-keung, Cheuk-ki's teacher.

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Bullying solution

Bullying is a serious problem, no matter which country you live in. That's where a programme called KiVa comes in. It's an anti-bullying programme from Finland, and it seems to really work. Ninety-eight per cent of students said they felt that their situation had improved thanks to KiVa.

The main aim of the programme is to stop bullying before it happens.

KiVa also has clear guidelines to tackle bullying when it does take place.

Schools in Hong Kong could use KiVa to help students understand bullying and how to tackle it.
Felice Tang Ching-man, The Chinese Foundation School
From the Editor

Thank you for your letter, Felice. Bullying is a horrible fact of many people's lives. Some people bully because they do not have very happy home lives, and think that being cruel is normal. Some people bully because picking on someone else makes them feel better about themselves.

Many bullies, especially children, don't realise their behaviour is wrong. They probably don't have a good support network, so haven't learned kindness and respect.

The KiVa programme has proved very effective in several countries in Europe.

But it's unlikely that Hong Kong teachers would have time to add KiVa to the timetable. If your teachers don't have enough time to discuss such issues in detail, it's good to have some idea of how to deal with bullying.

If you are being bullied but you don't feel too scared, just walk away. Most bullies lose interest if you don't react to them. If you feel unsafe, though, tell someone. Either tell a friend, and hang out with them - bullies rarely bully a group - or tell an adult. You may be scared that the bully will be even meaner, but an adult will be able to protect you.

If you see someone being bullied, don't just watch. Invite the victim to hang out with you, and if they are scared to tell an adult, go with them. Be a friend, and be part of the solution.

And if you have ever spread rumours about another student, called them mean names, made fun of the way they look or speak, or frequently physically hurt someone, you might be a bully.

It's not too late to change your ways, though. Think about how you would feel in your victim's shoes. Realise how bad that would feel, and make a change. Talk to an adult you trust, and be honest about what you've done. With support, you will learn kindness and respect, and realise that bullying achieves nothing.
Karly Cox, Deputy Editor

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Bullying is a serious problem, no matter which country you live in. That's where a programme called KiVa comes in. It's an anti-bullying programme from Finland, and it seems to really work. Ninety-eight per cent of students said they felt that their situation had improved thanks to KiVa.