1. Bullying
What It Is?
What You Can Do to help?
Why it is important to help?

2. 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

3. Why is it important to discuss Bullying?
 Safety
 Distraction from learning

4. 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

5. What is Bullying
 Repeated Behavior
 Overtime
 Feeling Powerless
 Peers

6. Types of Bullying
4 Main Types
 1. Physical Bullying
 2. Emotional Bullying
 3. Social Bullying
 4. Cyber Bullying

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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Tattle vs. Report- what’s worth reporting
 Incidents when you
 feelthreatened
 witness someone else being threatened
when you just know something is wrong
 Examples
– Physical actions
– Verbal threats
– Other students are in danger
– Student examples

11. Numbers on Bullying
 18% of students feel bullied
 85% of students have witnessed bullying
 What does that say to you

12. Put Yourself in Someone Else’s Shoes
If you were being bullied…
 How would you feel?
 What would you do?

13. It Takes Courage to be a Good Citizen

14. 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

15. 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!!!

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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?

19. The End