Bullying: is it bad?

These are just questions about bullying and subjects related to bullying. It asks both the bullies and victims what they would do in several situations to better solve the enormous bullying problem. If you are not in school anymore respond to the questions based on your former school.

What is your gender?

Male

Female

How old are you?

Do you know any bullies in your school?

Yes

Not Sure

Have you been bullied? If so, how bad was it?

Yes, it was mean bullying

Yes, but it was mild

No, I haven't been bullied

I was a bully

I am a bully

Where does bullying most commonly take place for you? (if you are bullied)

Have you witnessed bullying?

Yes

I am a bully

If so, was the bully a boy or a girl?

Boy

Girl

Does the physical appearence of a bully make a difference in a situation where he/she is bullying someone?

Yes

Don't know

Do you think the average bully is able to munipulate the teacher into accusing the victim?

Yes

Not Sure

If the victim ignores the bully does it usually work?

Yes, in most cases

Yes, in all cases

Yes, but rarely

It never works

I don't know

How long were you bullied? (If you were)

If you were a bully, how many years did you bully someone else?

Have you been physically hurt by a bully?

Yes

No, but I saw someone else get hurt

I don't know

What is the main reason why victims get victimized?

If you have been bullied do you feel your situation has been ignored or avoided by your parents / teachers?

Yes

If you were a bully what was your motive?

Making someone else feel bad to feel good

Showing off in front of friends

Disagreeing with the victim's opinions

Other

Don't know

On a scale from 1 to 10 with 10 being the best, rate how much your school cares about bullying.

On a scale from 1 to 10 with 10 being the best, rate how good your school HANDLES bullying.

If you are a victim of bullying, is it easy to become friends with the bully?

Yes, I have been able to become friends

Yes, but in a way-- we just co-exsist with eachother

No, it is hard and I'm still being bullied

Victims: In school, if you were forced to work in a group with someone who bullies you, what would you do?

I would deal with it

I would get a teacher

I would cry

I would try to talk to the bully

Other

Bullys: In school, if you were forced to work in a group with someone you bully, what would you do?

Keep bullying the person

Stop bullying the person

Stop little by litte

Keep bullying little by little

I don't know

No opinion

Do you like the "group philosophy" in schools and does it make bullying worse?

I don't like the philosophy-- it makes bullying worse

I like the philosophy-- it decreases the amount of bullying

I like the philosophy, but it make bullying worse

I don't like the philosophy, but it decreases bullying

I don't care

Undecided

Are bullies usually with their friends when they are hurting someone?

Yes

Undecided

What grade do you think is the grade that bullying happens in most often?

Which words best describe how your teachers act when it comes to bullying.

Is the victim blamed by the teacher if the bully is able to munipulate the teacher?

Yes

Does whether or not the victim is blamed by the teacher depend on the teacher's personality / teaching experience?

Yes

Does being the new kid help the victim?

Yes

For the victim, does talking to the teacher do any good?

Yes

Undecided

Have you witnessed / been involved in exclusion of any kind by a bully?

Yes, I witnessed it

Yes, I was excluded

Yes, I have witnessed it and been excluded myself

No, I have never witnessed it or been apart of it

I'm not sure

Are bullies unfair?

Yes

What country were you bullied in? (If you were)

In your school, are punishments severe for bullying?

Yes, they are very severe

Yes, they are somewhat severe

Punishments vary

No, punishments aren't that severe

No, my school is very layed back and the teachers try to ignore the bullies

If you were bullied, what did you do?

Ignore the bully

Talk to the bully

Stay away from the bully

Tell a teacher

Tell parents

All of the above

All of the above AND a tactic not on the list

A tactic not on the list

Scenario 1: After school ends, a group of bullies are out to get a person they hate and chase him/her 4 blocks from the school. The victim is defenseless. What should the victim do?

Risk getting hurt by stopping to talk to them

Try running back to the school

Go to the nearest safe place (ie home)

Hide

Other

Undecided

Scenario 2: A victim and 3 bullies get on swings. There are only 4 swings. The "powerful" bully comes over and demands that the victim get off so he/she can get on. The victim stays so the bully stands behind the victim until he/she will get off. What should the victim do?

Get off and leave even if it means being laughed at

Keep swinging, inevitably crashing into the standing bully

Get a teacher or adult (without leaving the swing)

Talk to the bully even if he/she doesn't listen

Undecided

Scenario 3: A person that is bullied a lot is put in a darkroom with 4 other bullies for 2 hours and locked in. It is very dark, the door can't be opened because the pictures are being developed, and the room is as big as a bathroom. There is no teacher. What should the victim do?

Open the door anyway, enraging the teacher and making bullies hate him/her more

Deal with the bullies and wait until the unsupervised class is over

Confront the bullies

Other

Undecided

On a scale from 1 to 10 with 10 being the best rate how well the bullying situation is being handled in the United States alone.

What's your current situation?

I am being bullied

I used to get bullied

I am a bully

I was a bully

I never was bullied and I never was a bully

And finally, is bullying bad?

Yes, it MUST be stopped!

Yes, but only in some cases

Overall, is enough being done in the world to stop bullying?

Yes

Mabye

Undecided

This poll was created on 2003-11-18 23:32:32 by Pollmaker0116