General
What does HA HA SO stand for?
HA - Helf, Assert Yourself
HA - Huddle, Avoid
SO - Self Talk, Own It
Someone tells you one time "Your shirt is ugly."
Teasing
What can you do if you see someone being bullied?
Tell the bully to stop, get an adult, get the target and yourself away from the bully.
No one deserves to be bullied.
TRUE - Each and every person has the right to feel safe in their life and good about themselves!!
Name examples of physical bullying.
Hurting someone's body or possessions, hitting, kicking, spitting, pinching, tripping, or pushing someone, stealing or breaking someone's things, and making mean or rude hand gestures.
Define empathy.
Trying to understand the feelings of the victim and speak out against bullying.
At recess the same group of classmates purposely leave you out.
Bullying
Why do you reach out when dealing with bullies?
There is power in numbers. It is harder for a bully to stand up to a crowd and the bully is less likely to bully in the future if they know they have to take on several people.
Bullying is unwanted physical or emotional harm that is repeated or has the potential to be repeated, over time through an imbalance of power from one individual or a group of individuals onto someone.
TRUE
Name examples of verbal bullying.
Saying or writing mean things, name calling, teasing, taunting, threatening to harm someone, and inappropriate comments.
What are some things you can do or say to someone if you have bullied them?
Apologize and follow it up with kindness and being friendly.
A classmate calls you an unkind word one time.
Teasing
Name at least three people you can go to if you are being bullied.
Teacher, School Counselor, Parent/Guardian, or a Trusted Adult.
Bullies have trouble making friends.
FALSE - Friends can be bullies and can hurt you, sometimes more than non-friends because you don't expect them to hurt you.
Name examples of social bullying.
Refusing to talk to someone, spreading lies and rumors about someone, leaving someone out on purpose, embarrassing someone in public.
How can a bystander become a defender?
If you see someone getting bullied, then you can go up to the victim and help them get away from the bully or if you see someone get bullied you can tell an adult about the situation.
If someone teases you just ignore it.
No, teasing can sometimes lead to more teasing and even turn into bullying. Friends can tend to tease one another, but we need to remember that it still hurts and can easily be taken too far.
What are some things to say if someone is getting bullied?
That's not funny! Cut it out! How would you feel if you were in their shoes!
Frequent bullying can have long-term effects on the target.
TRUE
Bullying that takes place over digital devices like cell phones, computers, and tablets; occurring through direct or indirect messaging, texts, apps, social media, forums, or gaming where people can view, participate in, or share content.
Cyberbullying
Define target.
Someone who is the victim of teasing, harassment, and bullying.
What is the difference between teasing and bullying?
Teasing is when both people are joking and neither gets their feelings hurt, and bullying is when it goes on more than once, it’s impactful and hurts someone, there’s a power imbalance, and it’s intentional (on purpose).
How might you avoid bullying?
Act confident, hold your head up, stand up straight, make eye contact, avoid places where bullying happens, surround yourself with positive people, assert yourself
A friend cannot bully you.
FALSE
What is the golden rule?
Treat others the way you want to be treated. Stand up for someone when they need it, and when you need it, someone will stand up for you. Be a positive bystander. Avoid being a negative bystander who sees someone being bullied and does nothing. Always help and tell an adult!