Bullying
What It Is?
What You Can Do to help?
Why it is important to help?
Respect
During this lesson, please follow these rules:
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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?
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Safety
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Distraction from learning
Respect
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Showing respect for people means accepting
their differences and treating them the way
you’d like to be treated.
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Bullying is the exact opposite
-Premier Bullying Prevention page 5
What is Bullying
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Repeated Behavior
Overtime
Feeling Powerless
Peers
Types of Bullying
4 Main Types
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1. Physical Bullying
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2. Emotional Bullying
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3. Social Bullying
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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
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Who can give me an example of a one time
incident
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Who can give me an example of a bullying
situation
Bullying: What Can You Do?
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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
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Incidents when you
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feel threatened
witness someone else being threatened
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you just know something is wrong
Examples
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Physical actions
Verbal threats
Other students are in danger
Student examples
Numbers on Bullying
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18% of students feel bullied
85% of students have witnessed bullying
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What does that say to you
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Put Yourself in Someone Else’s Shoes
If you were being bullied…
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How would you feel?
What would you do?
It Takes Courage to be a Good Citizen
Everyone Can Help Out!!!
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Good Citizens Do The Right Thing!
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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
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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
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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
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Surround yourself with people you feel safe with
2. Avoid “hot spots”
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Take a different path to classes
Go to the restroom a little earlier
Think About It!!!
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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