bullying

Before proceeding to determine the meaning of the term bullying, it is necessary to establish its etymological origin. In this sense, we have to state that it is made up of two words that come from Latin:
• Harassment, emanates from “cursus” which can be translated as “career”.
• School, comes from “scholaris” which means “related to the school”. It is a word that is the result of the sum of "schola", which is synonymous with "school", and the suffix "-ar", which is used to indicate membership.

A child enters the classroom or classroom and begins to listen laughs. When you sit down, you notice that they have hit chewing gum (bubble gum) in his chair. When he gets up to clean himself, they throw a whiteboard that hits his head. A group of his classmates, meanwhile, are still laughing. It is undoubted: the little one is a victim of bullying.

The bullying it is harassing behavior that creates discomfort for the victim. School, on the other hand, is an adjective associated with school already students. Bullying, therefore, is the persecution or the cornering that one or more children carry out against another or others within the educational establishment.

There are some signs that may indicate that a boy or a girl is experiencing some type of bullying in class:
• Does not want to go to school or institute.
• It is common for you to get sick in the morning, before going to school.
• Avoid, whenever possible, being in contact with certain classmates.
• Under no circumstances does he count anything about what he does with his classmates at school.
• Has constant mood swings.
• There is a noticeable drop in your grades for no apparent reason.

This type of harassment, also called bullying (by its name in English), can include different forms of aggression that are maintained over time. The mistreatment of the victim can be verbal (with mockery and insults) or physical (hits). In any case, the bullied child may suffer psychological disorders in the face of pressure and violence.

But not only that. In addition, it is common for the child or adolescent who suffers from bullying to have other consequences as a result of it, such as what is known as post-traumatic stress, low self-esteem, an absolute distortion of what their image is, pictures of anxiety ... All without Nor forget irritability, nervousness, trouble falling asleep, decreased ability to concentrate, social isolation, panic attacks, marked decrease in academic results,

Bullying can take place in different sectors of the school, such as the classroom, the patio, the gym or the hallways. It is common for it to develop silently, in view of other colleagues (who are usually accomplices or, at least, indifferent) but without the authorities of the establishment or the parents being aware of the situation.

To treat this problem, which in its most extreme cases can lead the victim to suicide, the intervention of teachers, families and a team of psychopedagogues is needed.