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This idea has been supported for quite some time and has

in fact consisted part of many criminological theories. However, bullying has not been

proven to be a consequence of poor academic performance, even though bullies many
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times seem to get poor grades at school.

"Reporting incidents makes situation worse"

This myth is only true if the authorities do not confidently intervene when

information about an incident of violence reaches them. Both victims and bullies

benefit when the teacher cooperates with parents to solve the issue. With the teacher's

help, the victim is able to overcome the feelings of shame, fear, and isolation they
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experience. The bully on the other hand learns that actions have consequences and has

an opportunity to develop empathy and compassion towards the victim (Kaminsky,

2020).

2.2 Types of bullying: physical verbal and relational

Bullying can be divided into the following two major types:

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● Direct bullying
● Indirect bullying

2.2.1 Direct bullying

Direct/overt cases of bullying are easier to detect and to address and they are

usually the cases most perceived and acknowledged by teachers and/or parents. Out

of physical and verbal bullying, the physical kind is the one most noticed and
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discussed, as it involves tangible evidence of explicit violence (Bauman & Rio, 2006).

● Physical violence examples:

o hitting,

o biting,

o punching,

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