SOP 1. What is the Bystander Response of the students on cyberbullying cases?

Q1. What is the most common cyberbullying case you’ve witnessed?

Based on the given responses of the participants, the most common types of

cyberbullying cases that they have witnessed are harassments, shaming, as well as

discrimination, with 7 out of 20 participants stating that they encountered harassments

frequently. The second most common case that participants encounter are shaming and

discrimination (body shaming, exclusion, and shamed for having different traits) stated by 6 out

of the 20 participants. The remaining 7 participants have stated that their most commonly

encountered case are mean posts with 3 participants, 2 participants stating cyber flame wars, and

racism and ad hominem remarks both with 1 participant.

Q2. Did you do something about that incident?

Majority of the participants answered that they have done something about the incidents

they have witnessed with 14 out of 20 saying yes. The remaining 6 participants stated that they

have not done something about the incidents that they have witnessed and answered no.

Q3. If you have answered yes, how did you intervene in the situation?

The 14 participants were evenly distributed to 7 for both Grade 11 and Grade 12 students.

Majority of the Grade 11 students intervened by reaching out to the victims via private message

with participants 2, 5, 7, 9. Participants 2, 4, 8 intervened by confronting the bully via private

message and participants 4, 5, 6 reported the incidents to authorities. The Grade 12 students’

preferred method of intervening are reaching out (participants 11, 12, 14, 15, 16) and publicly

defending the victims (participants 12, 14, 15, 16, 17). Participants 11, 14, 15 confronted the

bullies by calling them out on public posts. Participants 12, 13, 15 reported the instigators to the
platform and participant 17 reported the incident to authorities. Participants 11, 15 also

confronted the bully via private message.

Q4. If you have answered no, what is/are your reason/s for doing so?

The remaining 6 participants that stated no have almost similar reasons for not

intervening, participants 3, 10, 18 did not intervene because it is none of their business or they do

not want to be involved in the situation, as participant 1 stated, “I'm not brave enough”. Some

participants also did not interfere because of the lack of knowledge about the situation, “I am

afraid to intervene because sometimes there are unspoken or unheard sides. I just don't want to

stand up for something that I am not fully aware of.” Stated by participant 19. Another

participant did not intervene because he might fuel the fight as well as lacking knowledge about

the whole story.