What is bullying?
Have you ever been bullied? If you have experienced bullying, you'll know that it can be very scary. And you'll know that it involves someone hurting you or upsetting you on purpose. Bullying is a repeated action and it can be physical or verbal. It's frightening. Bullies might call you unkind names or they might say other things to upset you emotionally. They sometimes focus on people's appearance or race. Nowadays, as well as carrying out face-to-face bullying, bullies can follow their victims online too. This is called cyber-bullying.