True or False
If you’re being bullied a good way to make the bullying stop is to tell an adult you trust.
True. Students who report bullying to an adult they trust, like a teacher or parent, are more likely to report later that the bullying has stopped.
What is cyber bullying?
When technology such as social media is used to bully a person.
What does it mean to be the target?
The person who is the victim of bullying, teasing, harassment.
How might a target feel when he/she is getting bullied?
Embarrassed, sad, angry, lonely, worthless
You report bullying to your teacher but he/she does not believe you. What do you do?
Tell another trusted adult until someone believes you. Do not give up.
Some people deserve to be bullied.
False. No one ever deserves to be bullied. Most bullies tease people who are “different” in some way. Being different is not a reason to be bullied.
What is physical bullying?
The use of physical actions to intimidate and gain control over a target. The physical actions are unwanted by the victim and can either cause damage to their body or personal belongings.
What is a bully?
Someone who likes to make others feel bad about themselves in different ways and the behavior is consistently repeated.
Name two people you could go to if you were being bullied?
Trusted adult, teacher, parent, school social worker, sports coach
A kid is pushed in the hallway and falls down. All the kids around start laughing. As a bystander what might you do?
Join in with everyone else and laugh or walk away and ignore the situation.
Once a bully always a bully.
False. Bullying is a learned behavior and we are never too old to learn a new way to cope.
What is verbal bullying?
When an individual uses insulting words either out loud or in writing to gain power over his or her peers.
What does it mean to be an ally?
A person who provides support and empathy to the target/victim of bullying.
Name at least two different forms of bullying.
Physical, emotional, sexual, verbal, and cyber
Someone shoves you and wants to fight you. You stick up for yourself, but you don’t want to get in a fight. What would be the smartest and safest thing to do?
Immediately tell a teacher or trusted adult what is going on and remove yourself from the situation.
You can spot bullies because they are always large and aggressive.
False. A bully can be anyone no matter their shape or size.
What is an example of sexual bullying?
Using demeaning language words about someone’s gender or sexuality, unwanted/inappropriate touching or physical contact, posting or sending inappropriate photos online, spreading sexual comments about someone publically
What is an upstander?
An upstander is someone who witnesses bullying and intervenes, interrupts, or speaks up to stop the bullying.
How can you become an upstander?
By taking action in multiple ways such as telling the bully to stop, gathering others to help stand up against the bully, shifting the focus and redirecting the bully away from the victim, telling an adult who can help, etc.
A new student started at your school this week, and she is having trouble fitting in. As an upstander what could you do to help her?
Reach out to her, invite her to sit with you at lunch or hang with you at recess.
Boys bully more than girls.
False. Boys and girls tend to bully at a similar frequency but do tend to bully in different ways.
What are two examples of emotional bullying?
Purposefully ignoring or excluding someone from a group, telling lies to hurt someone's reputation, threatening to hurt someone, humiliating someone publicly, name-call, tease or mock someone, ganging up on an individual
What is a bystander?
A person who watches bullying happen or hears about it and does nothing to stop the bullying.
What is the difference between teasing and bullying?
Teasing for many is a way for friends to joke around in a lighthearted manner. Whereas bullying is purposefully done to harm another, either emotionally or physically.
You see a girl being bullied at recess, what could you do to act as an upstander?
Tell a teacher, remove the girl from the situation by distracting the bully, support the girl by telling the bully to stop, etc.