Conflict or Bullying
●5th grader Samantha sees 3rd grader Lila and decides she doesn’t like her hair style. During recess she pulls out Lila’s braids and tells her that her hair is ugly. Lila is left crying and this continues all week.
BULLYING
It is bullying because:
There is a power imbalance
It was done on purpose
Targeted a Characteristic (hair)
It Continued all week
Lila is upset
●4th grader’s, Connor and Zach come to school on Monday. Zach raves about the Giants winning and Connor disagrees and thinks the Eagles are better. Connor makes a joke about the Giants, they go back and fourth for a little bit and laugh and then stop.
CONFLICT
Equal Power
Mutual disagreement
Both laugh
Stops
●4th grade Carmen invites 4th grade Rachel to play with her on the playground. Rachel replies “the playground is for babies”. Carmen disagrees and says it is fun! Rachel realizes she hurt Carmen’s feelings and says she is sorry. They end up splitting their time and playing on the playground and the blacktop.
CONFLICT
Equal Power
Mutual disagreement
Both laugh
Remorse shown
Stops
●4th grade Maya receives text messages from 5th grade Diego that say things like “stay home from school, you are a nerd.” “no one wants you at school because you are a dork that wears glasses”. These text messages continue for a few weeks. Maya cries about coming to school everyday and barely does any work anymore.
BULLYING
Power Imbalance
On PURPOSE
Characteristic (glasses)
Continued for a few weeks.
Maya is upset.