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Sticks and stones may break my bones, but ________.
words will never hurt me.
Name two different types of bullying.
*Physical
*Verbal
*Cyber
*Social
What is an Upstander?
Someone who will speak up or support someone who is being bullied.
Jon and Elijah were joking around with each other until Jon took things too far. Elijah realized he hurt Jon’s feeling so he stopped and apologized.
Teasing.
A _____ is someone who does not participate in bullying behavior, but witnesses bullying happen and does not intervene or tell a trusted adult.
bystander
Among teens who use social media, ____% have witnessed bullying behavior online.
A)52%
B) 26%
C) 88%
C) 88%
Imagine you hear a new student getting teased by a peer during class. What is something you could do to help the new student feel included?
*Introduce yourself and be a friend.
*Tell the student you heard what happened & offer help talking to a trusted adult.
*Ask the student if he or she would like to sit with you at lunch.
Meredith often tries to “joke” around with Kennedy, but Kennedy does not think she is being funny. She has told Meredith three different times that her jokes are hurtful and also got the school counselor involved. Yesterday Meredith made another joke but this time she made sure no one else was around to hear it.
Bullying.
The opposite of a bystander is an ___________.
upstander
True or False
Students who have been bullied are more likely to report that support from other peers is what makes the biggest positive difference. (pacer.org)
True.
Students who experience bullying find positive peer actions to be more helpful than self-action or help from adults only.
Suppose a friend comes to you and shares she is being cyberbullied by an anonymous person on her Instagram. What is one thing you could tell her to do?
*Block the account.
Kaleb is running for class president this year and has been working all week during lunch on posters to hang up around school. The next morning some students were pointing and laughing as Kaleb walked down the hall, and then he noticed that someone had scribbled all over his posters. Later on he found out it was his classmate Rob who was in his same friend group as him. Kaleb confronted Rob who replied, “Relax man, it’s just a joke! I’ll still vote for you.”
Bullying.