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?
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?