Deep Dive Podcast: Bullying in schools – What’s behind some of this brutal behaviour?

Steve: 
But the culture you grew up in, the people around you, ( makes a difference ).

Crispina Robert:
Because some of the movies that we watch are very, very violent. They cause accidents and bleeding in children. Is that something that’s changed over the years? &nbsp,

Sean:
I’m not certain whether it has changed, but one of the relationships… is the effects of peer pressure. And if we look at some of the movies, there are spectators and classmates… &nbsp,

Cheung Hoi Shan:
In secondary school, gaze dynamics are very important. I think the new video that we saw, these are all adolescents. &nbsp,

Sean:
In MOE ( Ministry of Education ), what we have tried to do, especially in the last couple of years ( is to have ) have peer supporters. They are educated in each school, serve as the professors ‘ eyes, and monitor the stress of their peers. They will notify the teachers if necessary about specific bullying incidents in order for both the harassed student and the abused student to receive support at the same time. &nbsp,

Crispina: 
But this is so complicated, right? Sometimes, they do n’t want to tell the teacher…

Cindy Chu: &nbsp,
I had n’t really show the teachers about it. First of all, in my experience, I do n’t think there were trusted adults, and even if there were, I would face a lot of hesitation because I did n’t want to appear weak to other students. &nbsp,