Feelings
If I am physically really strong, words will never hurt me and I won't be bullied with words.
No, everyone has their own breaking point. Sometimes the pain stays with people forever.
Is this bullying:
Someone trips you in the hall one day and says it was an accident.
If it only happens one, it may truly have been an accident.
When you tell an adult about a bully, you are really just tattling.
No, tattling is when something is not a big deal and you should be able to handle it yourself. Bullying is more serious and you must tell an adult.
Is it ever ok to be angry?
Yes, we all get angry. We need to calm ourselves down before using words, and not in a physical or retaliatory way.
At BGE, my teacher is the only person I can go to about a bully.
You can talk to any adult at BGE, and they will contact any other adults that need to know to help you.
If a bully says they will give you something you have been wanting for a long time if you do something for them, but you are uncomfortable doing it, what should you do?
Definitely do not do it. Time to tell an adult.
If you see a small new student alone on the playground with a bunch of bigger kids surrounding him/her, it's not a big deal.
Maybe yes, maybe no. Their size and number of people can make the new student uncomfortable or scared. You should invite the new student to play with others, as this might turn into bullying.
If a bully says they are sorry, but continues the bullying behavior, you should still forgive them.
No. Saying you are sorry without stopping the behavior means you really don't mean it. You must change behavior to prove you are sorry.
Is this bullying, and why?
Someone puts trash in your locker every day for a week.
Yes. It is repeated, unkind and unwelcome, and intended to make you feel bad.
If no one saw me being bullied, there's no point in telling an adult.
Not true!
When you grow up or move to a different school, you will forget you were picked on.
Usually not. More often, targets hold onto the memory and pain for a very long time, and sometimes forever.
What should you do if you see someone being bullied?
I can try to be with the kid being bullied and help them stand up for themselves with words. I can also tell an adult because the target may be afraid to tell.
Using a silly nickname for someone is ok if the person is your friend.
No, not always. Sometimes someone will tolerate it but really not like it. If they ask you to stop, you should. If you continue, it may upset the person a lot as they feel you are making fun of them.
Is it bullying, and why?
Someone posts a picture on-line that shows you in an embarrassing situation, knowing that it embarrasses you.
Yes, it is cyberbullying.
If someone says my haircut looks stupid, that's bullying.
It is a mean moment, but if this person has been mean to you over and over, it can add up to bullying.
What does a bully want to do do the target?
The bully wants to make the target upset and feel bad.
What is a way to keep yourself protected from a bully?
Try to stay away from the bully, and have other people around.
Saying someone's food looks gross because it is something from a different culture and you never tried it is ok.
No, it's not. We need to respect everyone and their cultures, even if we don't do things the same way.
True of false:
The bully wants to make the other person upset.
Yes, and if you don't let the bully see you upset. then the bully does not get that satisfaction.
What does MOO stand for?
Mean, on purpose and over and over.
What can you do to help a target feel better when they have been bullied?
I can ask them to hang with me and join some other kids away from the bully.
If someone is yelling at you, but you don't touch each other, it is not bullying.
It can still be bullying without using fists or touching. Bulling is repeated, one-sided and intended to make someone feel bad.
Making fun of a friend's family member is ok if you know that your friend and the family member don't get along.
No. We should never assume we know everything about how the friend really feels. You might just think they will agree with you, but that does not make it ok.
Sentences that begin with:
"Oh my gosh, did you hear..."
are usually a sign of what kind of bullying?
Spreading rumors
Bullying just happens with peers.
Age does not matter. If it's someone older or younger, even an adult, it can be bullying if it is mean, on purpose and over and over.