Bj sa serait possible qu une personne me traduit se texte en Francais svp Merci d avance. Bullying has been a problem in many schools for a long time. It can take many forms:
insults, mocking, physical violence, excluding people or forcing them to give money to the bully.
Recent forms are bullying by text messaging, taking embarrassing photos with mobiles and
sending them to other people. It's difficult to combat because many victims dont know who is
sending the messages.
European and North American schools are trying different systems to struggle against
bullying. In some schools, pupils volunteer to be mediators : pupils who are being bullied can
talk to them and the mediators organize meetings with the bullies and try to resolve the
problems. The idea is that it's easier to talk to other kids than to adults and they will talk about
problems before they get serious.
In other schools, the older pupils are mentors for the younger pupils who ask for help
Pauline explains, 1 was being bullied and I talked to Marie, an older pupil, because she could
understand. She told me about problems she had and we talked about ways and means I could
try to stop the bullying.
A UK radio station started an anti-bullying campaign last year and asked people to wear blue
bracelets that said 'Beat Bullying. Wearing this bracelet shows you won't tolerate bullying and it
shows victims that they aren't alone
The biggest message to keep in mind is : talk to someone about your problems, don't keep it
for yourself. It can be a parent, a teacher, a friend or an anonymous phone helpline, but it's
important to know that you are not alone
Adapted from Easy Going' (September 2005)​