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Define bully
A person who purposely tries to hurt, harm, or humiliate others by: Making them feel uncomfortable, physically hurting them by kicking, hitting, pushing, tripping, etc., name-calling or spreading rumors.
You see a girl being teased at recess.
Tell a teacher, provide support and empathy, remove the girl from the teasing situation
A friends says to you one time "your shirt is ugly."
Teasing
If you are bullied, it is best to handle it alone.
False
Define reinforcer
A person who does not start the bullying but supports the bully and his/her actions by laughing, pointing at victim, adding comments, etc.
Your best friend has recently started to pick on another student in the class. At first, you thought it was funny, but lately, the teasing has gotten meaner and meaner. You can tell that the student is becoming more and more upset, but the other kids in the class think it is funny.
Tell a teacher, talk to your best friend about his/her behavior, support the target
At lunch, a classmates steals your food every day.
Bullying
Bullies have trouble making friends.
False
Define bystander
A person who watches bullying happen or hears about it and does nothing to stop the bullying.
What is a positive way to handle a bully?
Tell an adult, ignore the behavior, stand up for yourself/someone in a positive way, get help, and power in numbers.
You and a friend are frequently "play fighting" in the hallway
Teasing because you are both equally engaging in the behavior
Sometimes bystanders are afraid to report the bullying.
True
Bonus Question: Why?
How can a bystander become an upstander?
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.
Define target
The person who is the victim of teasing, harassment, and bullying.
A group of your friends are talking negatively about another peer in your class. You think this peer is cool and consider him to be a friend.
Ask them to stop, continue to be friends with him
You call a classmate a name in front of the rest of the class. You do this several times a day.
Bullying
It takes courage to report bullying to an adult.
True
Define empathy
The ability to understand how another person feels and why the person feels that way.
Define upstander
The person who sees bullying happening and does something to make stand up for the target.
One of your friends frequently spreads rumors about you, tells you that your clothes are ugly, and says she won't be your friend. You are confused by this behavior because you thought this girl was really your friend.
Tell your friend that her behavior is unkind, ask your friend to stop, stop being friends with her
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)
Frequent bullying can have a long-term affect on the target.
True
Bonus Question: How?