STOP BULLYING NOW! Laurie Davis, Principal Banyan Elementary School September 17, 2013 zThe attached information was derived from the findings of Helen Phillips Anti- Bullying Team ~Leicestershire and materials from the STOP BULLYING NOW website. zSlides have been amended to meet the needs of Banyan students.
BULLYING IS: Mean Acts That Happen: zSeveral zTimes zOnzOn zPurpose STOP!
BULLYING VS. UGLY There’s a difference between a bully and someone who says or does something ugly. BULLYING: Mean Acts That Happen: Several Times On Purpose: STOP! UGLY: One Time-unkind words and/or actions BOTH ARE NOT OK!
STOP BULLYING NOW! BE STRONG AND STICK TOGETHER! Join the NO BULLYING CLUB!
BULLYING IS: zIntentional: It’s on purpose, hurtful behavior. zRepeated: The behavior happens more than once. zHarmful: It hurts your body and/or your feelings It Happens: Several Times On Purpose- STOP!
BEAT BULLYING Don’t let it happen to you! Don’t watch it happen to others!
IS THIS BULLYING? zKatie and Ellie are best friends. Ellie was absent from school for 3 days with a tummy ache. When she came back, Katie was playing with Lynn. Katie said she and Lynn are best friends now. Ellie’s feeling are hurt.
Because….
NOT BULLYING z This was unkind but not bullying! zKatie and Lynn were not thinking about how Ellie feels.
IS IT BULLYING? z Adam brought a brand new ball to school. James kicked to score a goal and the ball went on the roof. Adam was very angry and said James could not play with him that day.
Because….
NOT BULLYING zIt only happened once! This was unkind but not bullying
IS IT BULLYING? z Mariah wears glasses. Some girls in her class call her “google eyes” and “gold-fish”. The girls run away from Mariah EVERYDAY at line up time. They laugh and call Mariah mean names. The other children are beginning to call her names too. Mariah doesn’t know what to do!
Because
THIS IS BULLYING! zIt happened on purpose zIt happened EVERY DAY zOther children joined in zIt hurt Mariah’s feelings zShe needed help to stop it This happened to Mariah… SEVERAL TIMES ON PURPOSE –STOP!
How would you feel?
Who is involved in bullying? zBully/Bullies zVictim/Victims zBystander/Bystanders
The BYSTANDER BYSTANDER- is a person who watches or knows about the bullying and doesn’t do anything to stop it! DON’T BE A BYSTANDER! STOP BULLYING NOW!!
THE BYSTANDERS! WHO CAN STOP THIS BULLYING?
THE BULLY zTHE BULLY IS REALLY A COWARD! zTHEY PICK ON PEOPLE THEY THINK THEY CAN HURT. STICK TOGETHER! DON’T LET THE BULLY WIN!
Can you recognize which role each person is playing in the bullying?
WHY DO CHILDREN BECOME BYSTANDERS? sThey are afraid to speak up sThey think it will happen to them sThey may think it’s just a bit of fun and it’s not serious sThey think ignoring will make it stop sThey sometimes think the victim deserves it
WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT? zTell an adult zAsk a friend to come with you to tell zDon’t show fear to the bully zTell the bully to stop (only if it’s safe) zDon’t stay and fight. It’s ok to get away. zMake sure to tell your parents!
DON’T LET IT HAPPEN! Doing nothing sends a message to the bully that what they are doing is OK.
NO BULLYING ALLOWED CONSEQUENCES: zThe Bully will call their parents and tell them what he/she is doing. z The bully and his/her parents will meet with the principal and teacher z The bully will apologize to the victim z The bully will lose school privileges z The bully may be suspended or expelled from school
WHAT IS BULLYING? Mean Acts That Happen: zSeveral zTimes zOn zPurpose STOP!
STOP BULLYING NOW! BE COOL ~ NOT CRUEL! Let’s STICK TOGETHER & TAKE A VOW TO JOIN THE… NO BULLYING CLUB! I _____ will be a cool kid and not bully anyone. I will tell someone if I am being bullied or if I see someone being bullied. I know I’m BAN-tastic because I’m Cool~Not Cruel!