The elephant in the school: Recognizing bullying in other forms

Abstract

Is it possible to be a bully or witness bullying and not even recognize it? What is a bully? Many definitions exist, as bullying has become quite a hot button issue these days. Generally, however, most definitions describe the use of power to control or harm others repeatedly (StopBullying.gov, 2014). In this way, bullying is usually considered to involve one or more of the following types: emotional, verbal, physical, and cyber.