Anti-Bullying Week
Verbal Bullying
A verbal bully makes use of ongoing insults and teasing to bully
his or her peers. The bully has
verbal control of his or hers peers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR
nw_fP5Nfs
According to the Dictionary…
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According to the dictionary the following is the definition of “a bully”
bul·ly
Noun:
A person who uses strength or power to harm or intimidate those who
are weaker.
Bullying
Bullying is a form of aggressive behaviour, which may manifest as
abusive treatment, the use of force or coercion to affect others,2
particularly when habitual and involving an imbalance of power. It may
involve verbal harassment, physical assault or coercion and may be
directed persistently towards particular victims, perhaps on grounds
of race, religion, gender, sexuality, or ability.34 The "imbalance of
power" may be social power and/or physical power. The victim of
bullying is sometimes referred to as a "target.“
We’re not here to lecture you on this, we’re just here to inform you
guys on a few things and what crosses the line
What is Bullying??
• There is a difference between having a laugh
with your friends and well… “bullying.” But
sometimes, it’s hard to tell what the difference is.
• Bullying is when it’s intentional, Repeated and
it’s unwanted by the victim.
Gossip
• Ever hear something about someone that wasn’t
necessarily true? But then you just had to tell
someone anyways? Maybe it was just to see if it
was true or not,. but you never know how stories
are going to get around
• If your friends with someone it’s not your job to
tell others their secrets. Don’t tell someone
something you wouldn’t want other people saying
about you.
Don’t allow it..
• “Just Kidding!” is NOT acceptable. Its NOT an
excuse. It IS bullying.
• Don’t say anything you wouldn’t say to you
best friend.
• If you don’t know what the person’s reaction
will be (ex: laugh it off, take it personally, etc.)
then don’t say anything at all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oId8vMvoxM
What you should do
A void being alone with the person who bullies
you.
C all for help.
T ake a stand- tell the person bullying to stop
the behavior.
-use humour or walk away.
-do not believe negative bullying messages.
You’re not A Snitch!
Don’t be afraid to tell someone that you are getting
bullied. You will NOT be a snitch or a tattle tail, that’s
only what the bully wants you to think. It’s the bullies
excuse because they obviously don’t want to be told on.
You are most definitely not being a snitch for reporting
bullying, you are only standing up for yourself. It's up
to the victims and bystanders to realize that the term
"snitch" is used by bullies to try to keep their power
and control over the victims and bystanders.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTNVXlirF4Y&featu
re=related
Here are some George Statistics…
410 GSMS students were surveyed, here were
the results:
• 88% say online bullying is either very common or somewhat
common.
• 90% say that their parents are not aware of everything they do
on-line.
• 14% say that their parents do not know anything about their
on-line activities.
• 62% report bullying only sometime or very little.
• 78% report they’re only somewhat comfortable or are not very
comfortable talking to teachers about bullying.
• Only 8% say that they always report bullying to their parents
when they see on-line bullying.
Some Final Notes…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jc
wGVd6GqY
• What would you do if you were in the
position of the bystanders?
• Do you think a situation shown in the
video would ever occur at GSMS?
At George Street we know that we cannot
eliminate all the bullying that’s occurring but the
least we can do is decrease it. That can only
happen with your help. So report bullying, stand up when you see
someone getting bullied, stop doing it, and be all against it.
Thanks