True or False
TRUE! No one has the right to make you feel unsafe at school.
This type of bullying causes harm using your body or objects.
Physical. Examples of physical bullying are kicking, hitting, punching, slapping, etc.
The person who is causing the harm in the situation.
The bully.
How many rules are there?
3
There is nothing I can do about bullies.
FALSE! Stand up for someone, tell a teacher, take the person out of the situation....
Girls and boys both can be bullies.
True. It does not matter if you are a boy or a girl--both genders can show bullying behaviors.
This type of bullying uses technology to cause harm.
Cyber bullying
The person who is being harmed in the situation.
The Victim.
Various acceptable answers.
Bullying only happens when someone gets hit or kicked.
FALSE! Most bullying doesn't involve someone physically getting hurt--most times its words, rumors, and exclusion.
Bullying is the same as being mean to someone.
FALSE! Being mean to someone is when you intentionally hurt someone but you do it once or twice.
This type of bullying causes harm by using words.
Verbal.
ADULTS!
For the behavior to be bullying, is it on accident or on purpose?
It has to be behavior that is done on purpose. The person planned on causing harm or wants to cause harm.
If someone was a bully at one time, they will always be a bully.
FALSE. People can learn and change.
If I chose not to play with someone at recess, they can tell an adult that I am being a bully.
FALSE! You are allowed to choose who you play with at recess. However, if you do not want to play with someone--you have to be respectful when you say "no" and do not tell others not to play with someone.
There are __ different types of bullying.
4 (Physical, Verbal, Social, & Cyber)
The person in the bullying situation who watches someone get hurt and who has the ability to help that person.
Bystander.
Various acceptable answers. Ex: The bully makes you afraid, not want to do something, you are afraid ...
If I tell an adult about another student being bullied, I am just a "snitch" or a "tattle-tail."
FALSE. If someone is being bullied--someone is getting hurt so an adult needs to know. Bullies try to scare you by calling you names such as "snitch" or "tattle-tail."
The most powerful person in a bullying situation is the bystander.
TRUE! The bystander watches the bully hurt the victim but has the power to take the victim out of that situation.
You are a 2nd grade student who rides the bus every day. The 5th grade student who is assigned to sit next to you hits you and calls you mean names every day. You are scared to ride the bus because of this student and do not want to come to school. What type (or types) of bullying is this?
If you were the bystander in a bullying situation, what can you do to help the victim?
Various acceptable answers (Ex: get an adult, tell the bully to stop, take the victim out of the situation)
1. It has to be over and over.
2. It has to be on purpose.
3. They have to have a power over you.
The best way to solve a bullying problem is to bully the person back.
FALSE. Two wrongs don't make a right!