page_title: School bullying
section_title: Physical
hierarchical_section_title: School bullying / Types of bullying / Physical
context_page_description: School bullying is a type of bullying, that occurs in any educational setting.
  For an act to be considered bullying, it must meet certain criteria. This includes hostile intent, imbalance of power, repetition, distress, and provocation. Bullying can have a wide spectrum of effects on a student, including anger, depression, stress, and suicide. Additionally, the bully can develop different social disorders, or have a higher chance of engaging in criminal activity.
  If there is suspicion that a child is being bullied or is a bully, there are warning signs in their behavior. There are many programs and organizations worldwide which provide bullying prevention services and information on how children can cope if they have been bullied.
context_section_description: Physical bullying is any unwanted physical contact between the bully and the victim. This is one of the most easily identifiable forms of bullying. Examples include:
  Fighting
  Hazing
  Headlocks
  Inappropriate touching
  Kicking
  Pinching
  Poking
  Pulling hair
  Punching
  Pushing
  Shoving
  Slapping
  Spitting
  Stalking or holding unwanted persistent eye contact with a victim
  Spilling liquids onto a victim
  Throwing small and lightweight objects at a victim
  Teasing
  Threatening
  Tickling
  Using weapons, including improvised ones
  Overt theft and/or damaging of personal belongings
caption: A female bully, portrayed in the 1917 silent film Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
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