Bullying

There is no legal definition of bullying. However, it’s usually defined as behaviour that is:

• intended to hurt someone physically or emotionally
• often aimed at certain groups, for example, because of someone’s race, religion, gender or sexual orientation
• repeated

It takes many forms and can include the following:

• cyberbullying for example, via mobile phone or online including email, social media and instant messaging
• making threats
• name calling
• physical assault
• teasing