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How might the target or victim feel when he/she is being bullied?
sad, mad, lonely, embarrassed, angry, frustrated
Define bully
A person who purposely tries to hurt others by: Making them feel uncomfortable, 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 situation and invite her to play with you.
You accidentally spill ketchup on your shirt and lunch. When trying to clean it, you make the stain worse. Your friend makes a joke and you both laugh.
Teasing or Bullying?
Teasing
If you are bullied it is best to handle it alone?
False
Name 3 different forms of bullying.
Verbal, social, physical, relational aggression, cyberbullying
Define onlooker.
A person who does not start the bullying but supports the bully and his/her actions.
Your best friend has recently started to pick on another student in the class. At first, you thought it was funny, but lately, it's not just teasing. 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/victim
At lunch, a group of your classmates refuse to let you sit with them. Someone from the group either says something that hurts your feelings or tries to take something off you plate every day.
Teasing or Bullying?
Bullying
Bullies have trouble making friends?
False
What can we do (as a school) to stop bullies?
Be kind to each other, discuss and inform people about what bullying really is, stand up against bullies.
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 in a positive way, get help, and power in numbers
On Monday afternoon, Rob used his recess time to hang campaign posters around the school, which read, “Vote Rob for Student Council President.” On Tuesday morning in homeroom, Rob found one of his posters taped to the blackboard in the front of the classroom. Someone had crossed out the word, “President,” and replaced it with “First Lady.” One of Rob’s classmates pointed to a girl in the first row, indicating that Maria had altered the poster. This isn't the first time Maria has embarrassed Rob in front of his peers.
Rob glared at her as he tore down the poster. “It’s just a joke,” Maria laughed. “Lighten up—I’m gonna vote for you.”
Teasing or bullying?
Sometimes bystanders are afraid to report the bullying?
True.
Bonus Question (+100): Why?
How can a bystander help a target or victim?
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 or victim
The person who is the being bullied (teased, harassed, physically assaulted).
A group of your friends are talking negatively about another boy in your class. You think this boy is nice and consider him to be a friend. What would you do?
Ask them to stop, continue to be friends with the boy not letting what the group of students say affect your thoughts on him.
For years, Angel has made fun of his best friend Dave’s peanut butter obsession. “You’d eat my gym sock if it was covered in peanut butter,” he once told Dave. One day in science lab, the students designed mazes to test the intelligence of white mice. When the teacher told the class that they would be baiting the mazes with peanut butter, Angel called out, “Better be careful—Dave might get to the end of the maze before the mice!” The other students broke out in laughter.
Teasing or bullying?
Teasing
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 ally
The person who supports and provides empathy to the target/victim.
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, stop being friends with this girl
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 (+200): How?