This document outlines a three-step bully prevention process: WALK, TALK, and REPORT. Step 1 is WALK: students are taught to use a hand signal and walk away from bullying situations. Bystanders can help by supporting students who walk away. Step 2 is TALK: students discuss when it's appropriate to report bullying to an adult, such as when the bullying continues after trying to stop and walk away from it. They also discuss the difference between tattling and reporting a problem. Step 3 is REPORT: students practice scenarios of when they should and should not report bullying to an adult, such as always reporting situations that could be dangerous. The document provides guidelines for

2. Bully Prevention
Step 2- WALK
I.
WALK AWAY
a) When the hand signal doesn’t work, what steps
can be taken?
b) What does walking away do?
c) How can bystanders help in the “walking away”
step?
Discuss these questions as a class.
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3. Bully Prevention
Step 2- WALK
II. WALK AWAY
a) Model this step after the “stop” signal.
b) Ask for volunteers for 3 scenarios when it would be
appropriate to walk away
i. Arteom pokes Sandra in the back over and over while in line
after she has used “stop.”
ii. Jennifer teases Francesca and calls here a derogatory name
after she has used “stop”
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4. Bully Prevention
Step 2- WALK
III. WALK AWAY
Ask for volunteers for 2 scenarios when it would NOT be
appropriate to walk away
i. Juan accidently breaks the double-dribble rule in basketball.
ii. Kevin makes a suggestion for a game that Svetlana doesn’t
like
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6. Bully Prevention
Step 3- TALK
I.
TALK- Report problems to an adult
a) When should this be used?
i.
Use when behavior continues after “stop” and
“walk” have been completed.
ii. Use when someone is in danger- skip the “stop”
and “walk” steps and go directly to an adult.
b) Model
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7. Bully Prevention
Step 3- TALK
II. TALK- The difference between “talking”
and tattling
Talking
Tattling
You have tried to solve the
problem
You have not used the “stop”
signal
You requested a “stop”
You have not “walked away”
You “walked away”
Your goal is to get the other
person in trouble
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8. Bully Prevention
Step 3- TALK
III. TALK- Questions to expect from the adult
a) What is the problem?
b) Did you used the “stop” signal?
c) Did you “walk away?”
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9. Bully Prevention
Step 3- TALK
IV. TALK- Practice scenarios
a) Complete three scenarios of when to
“talk.”
b) Complete three scenarios of when NOT to
“talk”
Use suggestions from class or some of the
prior scenarios
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10. Practice Scenarios
Working with a group or individually
(on scratch paper or as a classroom discussion)
1) Describe 3 different examples for when students
should “talk.”
2) Describe 3 different examples for when students
should NOT “talk.”
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11. End
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