JOEY

1. JOEY A sad story of a 13 year old.

2. SOME FACTS . . . • Over 160,000 bullied children miss school daily • ¼ of a million students report being physically attacked • Bullying is most severe in middle school • Most incidences are never reported

3. Something to think about . . . • Do you consider bullying a problem at Clinton Middle School?

4. Something to think about . . . • Where do you see this kind of behavior happen?

5. Something to think about . . . • How do you think that bullying makes victims feel?

6. Something to think about . . . • In your opinion, why do some kids bully other kids?

7. Something to think about . . . • Can you think of any recent incidents that affected this country that involved bullying?

8. Something to think about . . . • Now we will watch the film about Joey.

9. Something to think about . . . • What are two words that best describe your feelings right now?

10. Something to think about . . . • What are two words that best describe your feelings right now?

11. Something to think about . . . • Describe specific scenes that affected you the most.

12. Something to think about . . . • Could Joey have done something to have helped himself?

13. Something to think about . . . • Why did Joey keep silent about being bullied?

14. Something to think about . . . • Why do some children keep silent about being bullied?

15. Something to think about . . . • Who could have helped Joey with this problem? At home? At school? At other places?

16. Something to think about . . . • Why did Andrew choose not to help Joey?

17. Something to think about . . . • Why do many children not stand up for bullied children?

18. Something to think about . . . • What could by-standers and on-lookers do to help a child being bullied?

19. Something to think about . . . • Why did Joey have dark fantasies about harming his classmates?

20. Something to think about . . . • Do bullied children actually harm themselves?

21. Something to think about . . . • Why did Joey scream at his little sister?

22. Something to think about . . . • How did Joey change after being bullied?

23. Something to think about . . . • What were some of the changes in Joey’s behavior?

24. Something to think about . . . • Why did Joey’s parents miss these changes?

25. Something to think about . . . • What are some of the feelings Joey’s dad might have felt after the mirror shattering incident?

26. Something to think about . . . • Is it realistic to believe that a parent would want to put the bullies in the hospital?

27. Something to think about . . . • Joey’s parents talked with the principal about Joey being bullied. Were they right to go to school anyway?

28. Something to think about . . . • Was it too much to ask that Joey just be left alone?

29. Something to think about . . . • Was the principal helpful to the parents?

30. Something to think about . . . • Was the principal’s punishment harsh enough?

31. Something to think about . . . • What would be a realistic punishment for bullies?

32. Something to think about . . . • How did the unexpected tragedy in this story make you feel?

33. Something to think about . . . • Why did Andrew have such a problem with Joey’s tragedy?

34. Something to think about . . . • Who do you turn to when bullying happens?

35. Something to check out . . . • www.ncyi.org