Together we can make school bully free.

Audience Participation: Ask students what they think bullying means.

 Bullying is a type of aggressive behavior  Repeated behavior: It always occurs more than once  The treatment is intentional  Bullying is hurtful and very unkind  There is an imbalance of power and the victim most times can’t defend himself

 The first is physical bullying  There is also verbal and written bullying  Third there is social bullying  Last there is cyber bullying

 Hitting, slapping, elbowing, shoving, kicking, pinching or restraining  Stealing or damaging another person’s property

 One kind of verbal bullying is name calling  Making racist or rude remarks about someone  Intimidating graffiti  Whispering rude comments behind someone’s back

 Being teased over and over  Threats and intimidation  Mean notes  Mean graffiti

 Spreading gossip on your phone  Posting mean videos on youtube  Sending mean s  Posting mean things on face book

 Leave it on the screen and go get an adult right away  Print it out  Tell an adult, teacher, or parent

 Destroying someone’s reputation  Humiliating and embarrassing someone  Gossiping or spreading rumors  Excluding someone from an event or group

 Loneliness  Low self-esteem  School fights and possibly school shootings  Suicide  Eating disorders  Poor grades and poor performance in school

Some students bully and some are bullied. Some experience all types of bullying!

1. Get Away 2. Tell an Adult 3. Stand Up and tell them to stop!

H = Help rescue the victim E = Educate others R = Report it to an adult O = Offer friendship

 Bullying occurs in all grades  It may occur as early as ages 3-4  Most times it peaks in middle school  May occur at home  Outside of school, at parks, and other public places  Parking lots  Commons areas  Between Buildings  Classrooms without the teacher present

 In home  Child care settings and preschools  In all grades  On the bus  In town  Bathrooms  Hallways  Stairwells  Playgrounds  Gym  Locker rooms  Cafeteria  Library

 Bully- person picking on a person  Victim- the person being bullied  Bystander- the one who watches

 The Bully  The Victim  The Bystander

 Catch them in the act of bullying  Have clear consequences in place  Provide counseling  Help them manage their anger  Catch them being good

 Encourage a positive attitude  Build students’ self-esteem  Give them opportunities to shine  Teach leadership skills

 Identify possible targets  Look for warning signs  On-the-spot responding by all school staff, no bullying will be tolerated

 Be a good listener  Provide counseling  Teach friendship skills  Teach assertiveness skills

 Develop Empathy: put yourself in someone else’s shoes, what would it feel like if you were getting bullied  Break the Code of Silence ◦ Take surveys ◦ Encourage students to share their stories about bullying ◦ Respond effectively

 If you see someone being bullied, tell the teacher or an adult  If you know that someone is being bullied, tell the teacher or an adult  If you think that someone might be bullied, tell the teacher or an adult  If you do nothing about bullying, you’re saying that bullying is okay with you.  We have the power to stop and prevent bulling in our classrooms, but we have to work together.

 Teach Ally Skills ◦ Trust your instincts ◦ Decide to be an ally ◦ Determine if the situation is dangerous ◦ Assertively tell the person who is bullying to stop ◦ Form a group ◦ Walk away with the victim ◦ Give support and empathy ◦ Report the incident

It is NEVER okay to bully. So if you see it report it as soon as possible.

This presentation was written and designed by the following students from Mrs. Dale’s 6 th, 7 th, and 8 th Grade Language Arts classes 7 th Graders: Kathan Martel Austin Overby Dusty Miner Tyrene Schmidt Adrian Hoisington Josh Chase Brittny Keller Emma Fulkerson 8 th Graders: Aaron Grant Dmitri Moya Jadon Keller Anna Carmody Terri Baker Keiara Lesmeister Callie Mickelson Brittany Bissett Kassidy Schreier

PowerPoint Presenters: 7 th Graders: Kathan Martel Makenzie Gienger Adrian Hoisington Parker Blom Alexandria Steiger Jestice Talley Joshua Chase Bradley Keller Garrett Honeycutt Dakota Nickels