BULLYING
Preventing and Combating Bullying (Harassment)
Legislation: Letter of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine dated 07/16/2021 No. 19-362 "Some issues of the organization of the educational process in 2021-2022 on the formation of valuable life skills in children and schoolchildren"
Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses
According to the Law of Ukraine "On Education", bullying is the actions or inaction of participants in the educational process, which consist of psychological, physical, economic, and sexual violence, including the use of electronic means of communication, committed against a minor and (or) by such a person in relation to other participants of the educational process, as a result of which damage to the victim's mental or physical health could be or has been caused.
Typical features of bullying are:
- systematicity (repeatability) of action;
- presence of parties – offender (bully), victim (bullying victim), observers (if available);
- actions of the offender, the results of which are infliction of mental and/or physical harm, humiliation, fear, anxiety, subordination of the victim to the interests of the offender, and/or causing social isolation of the victim.
Bullying can take the following forms:
- verbal – offensive statements (regarding appearance, religious or racial affiliation, nationality, etc.);
- physical - any physical violence that causes pain or bodily harm, damage to personal things;
- social (emotional) – intimidation, refusal to communicate, ignoring, boycott;
- sexual – humiliating looks, gestures, offensive body movements, nicknames and images of a sexual nature, filming in changing rooms, spreading offensive rumours, sexual threats, jokes;
- electronic (cyberbullying) – humiliating, spreading rumours and offensive comments using e-mail, mobile phones, gadgets and social networking sites.
The measures that can be done to stop bullying in the student environment:
- cultivation of friendly relationships in the group;
- do not remain indifferent;
- to accept a person as he/ she is;
- to understand that social status, physical disabilities, race or religion are not the basis for bullying;
- personally demonstrate that you do not support bullying;
- respect the opinions and views of others;
- to show kindness, mercy, respect for others,
- to respect everyone's right to be themselves,
- to show readiness for reconciliation and to admit one's mistakes.
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