What is Bullying?
Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children involving 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.
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.