ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on one form of bullying that is increasingly becoming a concern and one that schools find particularly challenging, though of course any form of bullying is damaging to the mental health of the victim. The issue of racial and cultural bullying and the need to overcome the fears or the myths surrounding other cultures should be addressed as a feature of all anti-bullying work with schools. Some young people are bullied because they're in a friendship with someone of a different background, but racial bullying can also occur within friendships. The attitudes and behaviours that underlie racial and cultural bullying are often passed down from family members. Whether people feel able to ask for support depends on the individual rather than there being a pattern of one culture or nationality being more likely to open up. Taking young people outside of the school environment for teambuilding sessions can help to get them respecting each other.
