• Question: What's your advice for someone who gets bullied at school? Thank you.

    Asked by helengalvinn to Alison, Artem, Caroline, John, Gunther on 12 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: John Short

      John Short answered on 12 Jun 2012:

      Bullying is awful, thankfully the times I was bullied were far and few between. Talking to your friends so that you have allies in the school is a good step for someone getting bullied. I first recommend talking to teachers or someone with authority in the school. I recommend strongly talking to your parents if you can, as they are in a good position to talk to the school about it. Bullying, whether, it is physical, verbal, by Facebook or txt message etc needs to be stopped quickly as it can easily get worse. These things tend to escalate, and the sooner someone gets help the better. I would also check on this: http://www.bullying.co.uk/advice/young-people-advice/general-tips

    • Photo: Artem Evdokimov

      Artem Evdokimov answered on 13 Jun 2012:

      Do not give in to bullies, but also be smart and do not try to fight the bullies on your own. It is much easier to get things right if you ask for help – friends, family, teachers – even the police if it has to come to that.

      It is equally important to make sure that the bully/bullies get help. Simply punishing them is not a very smart solution as they have to be helped to understand the benefits of being civil to others. It’s a slow and painful process for both sides – however the upside is that if things go right you get two happier people out of it, because bullies are seldom happy – hence the need to bring others down.

    • Photo: Caroline Dalton

      Caroline Dalton answered on 13 Jun 2012:

      I agree with John and Artem that asking for help would be a good thing to do. Bullying is a horrible thing to deal with on your own and if you can talk to someone about it this will hopefully be the first step in putting a stop to it, even if it seems like a difficult thing to do.

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