Bullying
Bullying at School
Bullying is when one or more people deliberately try to hurt, scare or threaten another person. It includes physical abuse, teasing, name calling and stopping someone from doing something or going somewhere.
Children and teenagers will show some signs of unhappiness if they are being bullied at school. This can include avoiding school, not wanting to talk about school, bruising and problems sleeping.
Everyone has the right to learn in an environment without harassment and bullying. It is also the responsibility of schools to ensure that they provide a safe and supportive environment. In NSW, schools have policies to deal with bullying. If your child is being bullied at school, talk to the teacher and principal about it.
SPEAK OUT: young people against bullying DVD & Workshop Guide is a resource for schools, youth and community organisations and other groups providing workshops for young people. This resource has been developed by young people involved in the Holroyd Youth Peer education Project. It focuses on educating children and young people aged 9 – 18 years about bullying and aims to prevent further bullying incidences in the community by empowering victims and bystanders to speak out against bullying. For more information on the SPEAK OUT Resource, contact Holroyd City Council’s Youth Services on 9840 9912.
For more information on bullying, visit
Text Bullying
Sending threatening text messages, photo messages, instant messages or emails is text or cyber bullying. So is setting up an online poll or blog in order to insult or embarrass them. If this is happening to you or someone you know:
- Tell a trusted adult.
- Keep a record or print anything nasty that has been sent to you .
- Only give your email address or phone number to family and trusted friends.
- Block senders that make you feel bad.
- Tell the police. It is against the law to send abusive messages or to repeatedly send annoying messages.
For more information, visit Stop Text Bully.
