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| Bullies and Victims |  It is sorely, but it is our reality – the consequences of bullying can be terrible, even deadly.
Children who are bullied may turn out to be depressed, get low self-esteem, lose interest in schoolwork or try to evade attending school.
Increasingly victims of bullying are reacting aggressively to their situations by attacking their tormentors, performing terrible acts of violence in schools or harming themselves.
On the other hand, people who discriminate against their classmates may be heading down a path toward more antisocial behavior and delinquency.
As a rule, bullies:
 tease, threaten or physically attack other children;
are hyperactive, fidgety, have difficulty focusing;
are hot-tempered and impetuous and have a hard time following rules;
are usually abusive and tension-creating;
are not nervous or insecure and typically have a positive view of themselves;
are bungling and immature;
are violent toward not only adults but children as well;
are involved in other antisocial activities like vandalism or stealing;
display little or no empathy toward their victims;
firstly may be popular, but lose their popularity as they get older and are finally disliked by the majority of students.
As a rule, victims:
are nervous, unsure of themselves, unhappy, distressed, have poor self-esteem;
are cautious, sensitive, calm, withdrawn, passive, submissive and shy;
are afraid of being hurt or hurting themselves and are physically unsuccessful in play activities, sports and fights and may have poor physical coordinating;
have difficulty asserting themselves among their peers;
relate better to adults then to peers;
are physically weaker than their peers;
are unpopular with peers and often do not have a single friend.
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