Harassment facts for kids

Harass or harassment is a when a person annoys or upsets someone else, usually repetitively. It's done on purpose and makes the target feel scared, worried or sick from fear. Usually the scared person can't tell the people to stop because they might lose their job, see their friends or family hurt, or have even more harassment start. Electronic harassment is the alleged use of electromagnetic waves to harass a victim.

There are a lot of types of harassment: bullying at school or by neighbors, at work or when someone borrowed money, or racial and religious discrimination.

Images for kids

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  Shimei curses David, 1860 woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Karolsfeld

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  Distribution of cyberbullying venues used by young people in the US as of 2008, according to the Centers for Disease Control

See also

In Spanish: Hostigamiento para niños