Bullying Definitions
Intentional physical, verbal, or social aggression. It’s often repeated over time and occurs when there’s a real or perceived power imbalance
Bullying
Repeatedly hurting someone’s body or possessions. Including touching, spitting, tripping, taking your things, or rude gestures.
Physical Bullying
Someone who is a witness to bullying, does not act meanly, but does not do anything to help
Bystander
Name an example of Cyberbullying
Mean comments, spreading rumors, posting embarrassing pictures, making fake accounts
If speaking up to is too hard, or unsafe, what can you do?
Walk away & stay away, don't fight back.
Get an adult
Hostile or violent behavior or attitudes toward someone
Aggression
Repeatedly leaving others out, telling others not to talk to someone, embarrassing others in public, or spreading rumors
Social Bullying
When you stand up for someone else being bullied
Upstander
How can you help stop cyberbullying?
-Don't forward hateful messages.
-Do not take sides or join in.
-Screenshot and show an adult or school staff member.
An example of a Power Imbalance
Having older siblings, more friends, physically bigger or taller, being more influential.
When good friends who know each other well, tease each other about inside jokes
Friendly teasing
Repeatedly using words, or writing to make fun of someone, threaten, name call, or make inappropriate comments.
Verbal Bullying
What can an upstander say to the Bully?
"No need to be mean"
"Come on, lets be nice"
"Thats not cool"
"Why'd you say that?"
True or False: When bullying is anonymous (online), they may write meaner things than they would have said to the person's face.
TRUE
Two of your friends have been fighting for weeks. You finally decide to take sides and join in with the friend that you've known longer. Are you a bystander or an upstander?
Bystander
When someone is mean once, not over and over
Hurtful teasing
When someone repeatedly uses the internet, cellphone, or other electronic devices to intentionally hurt, scare or embarrass another person
Cyberbullying
What are two positive things that may happen when we are Upstanders?
1. Helps the person being targeted feel supported.
2. Reminds the bully to be nicer.
Who can you report cyberbullying to, and how might you prove it?
Take screenshots, tell an adult (parent, guardian, teacher, or trusted staff)
What was the bully's name in the example video?
Shay