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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
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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
Bullying Triangle Who is involved in Bullying? Bully The Bystander is the most influential person in the triad Bystander Victim
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?
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?