Bullying

What It Is?
What You Can Do to help?
Why it is important to help?
Respect

During this lesson, please follow these rules:

 Think to yourself
 Only share comments that are appropriate
 Please do not use the names of other people
Why is it important to discuss Bullying?

 Safety

 Distraction from learning

 Respect

 Showing respect for people means accepting

their differences and treating them the way
you’d like to be treated.

 Bullying is the exact opposite

-Premier Bullying Prevention page 5

What is Bullying

 Repeated Behavior
 Overtime
 Feeling Powerless
 Peers
Types of Bullying
4 Main Types

 1. Physical Bullying

 2. Emotional Bullying

 3. Social Bullying

 4. Cyber Bullying
Who is involved in Bullying?

Bully
The Bystander is the
most influential person in
the triad
Bullying
Triangle

Victim Bystander
One Time Incident vs. Bullying

 Who can give me an example of a one time

incident

 Who can give me an example of a bullying

situation
Bullying: What Can You Do?

 Let someone know what is happening!!!

 It’s okay to ask for help
 Being bullied is not your fault!!
 Who????
 Parents, Teachers, Advisor, Principal, Vice
Principal
Tattle vs. Report- what’s worth reporting
 Incidents when you
 feel threatened
 witness someone else being threatened
 when you just know something is wrong
 Examples
– Physical actions
– Verbal threats
– Other students are in danger
– Student examples
Numbers on Bullying

 18% of students feel bullied

 85% of students have witnessed bullying

 What does that say to you

Put Yourself in Someone Else’s Shoes

If you were being bullied…

 How would you feel?

 What would you do?
It Takes Courage to be a Good Citizen
Everyone Can Help Out!!!

 Good Citizens Do The Right Thing!

 Don’t join in and Refuse to watch
 Say something- “Hey don’t do that to him.”
 Report Bullying to an adult
 Invite the person being bullied to join your group
 Be a friend to a person being bullied
 Distract the bully so that he or she stops
Bullying: How Not to be a Victim

1. Act and look CONFIDENT

– Bullies go after those who appear weak
– Bullies repeat actions to those who they think they can

2. If someone is picking on you don’t show them it hurts

– It is okay to feel sad or hurt over what a bully says but try
not to show them
– Express your feelings to your parents, friends and people
you trust!!!
 Strategies

How can I help myself if I am getting bullied?

 Ignore what the bully or bullies say
 Agree with what they say- Bullies don’t get
satisfaction if they don’t get a negative
reaction
 Make a quick joke or a funny response
 Change the subject
Bullying: How to Avoid Bad Situations

1. Stay in a group
 Surround yourself with people you feel safe with

2. Avoid “hot spots”

 Take a different path to classes
 Go to the restroom a little earlier
Think About It!!! Premier Bullying Prevention page 23

 Do you ever

Laugh when a classmate makes a mistake?

Make fun of people in a mean way?

Join in when someone is being teased?

Gossip or Spread Rumors?

The End