What is a Bully? By Melina This information was taken from and the book Bye-bye-Bully! A Kids Guide For Dealing With bullies written by J.S. Jackson Steps to Respect: A Bullying Prevention Program By the Committee for Children

Who are bullies?  Bullies are people that pick on people or hurt them to make themselves feel good.  A bully isn’t the kid that called you a name on the bus or pushed you during math. They have to be doing it repeatedly, or it’s not bullying.  Bullies want power over someone else.

What do bullies look like?  Bullies can look like just a normal person. Bullies could be tall, short, thin, any look you can think of!  You can’t tell a bully by how they look, you can tell by how they act.  If they are repeatedly rude, selfish, or pushy, they’re a bully.

Why are people bullied?  Most of the time people are bullied because they are different in some way.  Some reasons people are bullied is because they have a different skin color or an accent. There are many other reasons people are bullied, but mostly because they are different.

Friend Problems  Do you have problems with friends sometimes? Well, is that bullying? Actually, it’s not! Read the next bullet to see why.  As I said before, bullying is continuous. This person is normally your friend, so it’s not continuous. Maybe there was something wrong today with your friend and they felt bad, or they were jealous of you. If that’s the problem, try talking to your friend. Of course you will be friends again!

Well, that’s the end of my informing piece!