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title: "Religious Bullying"
url: "https://wernethschool.com/staff-students/stop-a-bully/religious-bullying"
school: "Werneth School"
---

# Religious Bullying

![Religious symbols](https://wernethschool.com/images/bullying/religion.jpg)

### Religious Bullying

You might feel like you're being treated differently because of your faith or religion. This could be at school, by friends or with relatives. It's wrong for anyone to hurt, tease, ignore, threaten, tell jokes or call you names. It's [bullying](https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/bullying-abuse-safety/types-bullying/bullying/) and you don't have to cope on your own.

You might be bullied about your:

- religion
- religious practices, like not eating meat or drinking alcohol
- clothes or symbols, like if you wear a headscarf, cross or kara
- where you were born
- the way you speak or your accent
- class or caste.

Being treated differently because of your religion, lack of religion or your beliefs is a type of [discrimination](https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/bullying-abuse-safety/your-rights/discrimination-hate-crime-equality/). It's also wrong for someone to treat you unfairly because of your friend or family members' religion.

Discrimination is against the law and you can get help to get it stopped.

**Here are some You Tube video links:**

I am being bullied because of my religion

<https://youtu.be/vMvNF4sH6i4>

### Safeguarding

- [Safeguarding](https://wernethschool.com/safeguarding/safeguarding)
- Emotional wellbeing
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    - [Healthy Young Minds](https://wernethschool.com/staff-students/emotional-wellbeing/healthy-young-minds)
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- [Stop a Bully Homepage](https://wernethschool.com/staff-students/stop-a-bully)
    - [What is bullying](https://wernethschool.com/staff-students/stop-a-bully/whatisbullying)
    - [Cyberbullying](https://wernethschool.com/staff-students/stop-a-bully/cyberbullying)
    - [Homophobic Bullying](https://wernethschool.com/staff-students/stop-a-bully/homophobic-bullying)
    - [Racist Bullying](https://wernethschool.com/staff-students/stop-a-bully/racist-bullying)
    - [Religious Bullying](https://wernethschool.com/staff-students/stop-a-bully/religious-bullying)
    - [Sizeist Bullying](https://wernethschool.com/staff-students/stop-a-bully/sizeist-bullying)
    - [Sexist Bullying](https://wernethschool.com/staff-students/stop-a-bully/sexist-bullying)
    - [Report Bullying](https://wernethschool.com/staff-students/stop-a-bully/reporting-bullying)
    - [Useful Links](https://wernethschool.com/staff-students/stop-a-bully/useful-links)
- [Online Safety](https://wernethschool.com/parents/online-safety)
- [Young Carers](https://wernethschool.com/staff-students/young-carers)

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