Students > Anti Bullying
At Snaith School, we are trying to combat the problem of bullying. We are trying this by running an anti- bullying committee run by students and supported by teaching staff.
The main types of bullying we are trying to combat are: 
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Cyber (using the internet) - This form of bullying can be destructive as it can affect people at home. A way to avoid this is by not giving your email address to people you don’t know, or putting it freely on the internet, you could also report any problems that you have to a friend, parent, or the site involved.
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Physical - This form of bullying can escalate to dangerous even fatal situations. It often starts as verbal abuse and develop until the victim is afraid to go to school or the place where the bullying is happening. This can be prevented by telling someone (e.g. a parent, teacher, or friend you trust) and making sure they follow the matter through. Also you could make sure you travel with a friend or group of friends as the bully will be less likely to attack you if there are witnesses.
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Verbal/Emotional - This form of bullying can be equally as damaging, maybe more, than physical bullying. Verbal bullying can be the start of a lot of serious situations, as it can lead to depression, and in many cases, even suicide. This sort of bullying can be solved by, much like physical bullying, telling someone.
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Interactive (mobiles phones) - this form of bullying is much like cyber in that it can affect you from home, and anywhere else. This is situation can be avoided by not giving out contact details, and if you have then making sure that you tell someone.
Anti-bullying committee
At Snaith School, we have an anti-bullying committee that helps to deal with issues and events concerning bullying and aims to eliminate the problem of bullying in this school. Mrs Mallinson and Mr Wilson are the facilitators of the anti-bullying committee and Sian Flynn chairs the meetings, so if you have any problems or questions do not hesitate to talk to them.
Also, Anti-bullying week runs from the 19th to the 23rd of November and the committee will be heavily involved with this.
Written by Bethan McAulay and Kenny Ingram