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Safeguarding 3 of 8
3. Anti-bullying
Introduction
Everyone has the right to be treated with respect. England Hockey and Felixstowe Hockey Club is committed to creating and maintaining an environment in which all young people involved in hockey are free from bullying.
BULLYING IN ANY FORM IS UNACCEPTABLE.
Bullying can be:
- Emotional Persistently being unfriendly, excluding, tormenting, threatening gestures
- Physical Pushing, kicking, hitting, punching or any use of violence
- Racist Racial taunts or language, graffiti, gestures
- Sexual Unwanted physical contact or sexually abusive comments
- Homophobic Because of, or focusing on the issue of sexuality
- Verbal Name-calling, sarcasm, spreading rumours, teasing
- Cyber All areas of the internet (including social networking sites), email and text messaging, misuse of technology i.e. manipulation of digital images