STOP BULLYING NOW!Laurie Davis, Principal

Banyan Elementary School September 17, 2013

The attached information was derived from the findings of Helen Phillips Anti-Bullying Team ~Leicestershire and materials from the STOP BULLYING NOW website.

Slides have been amended to meet the needs of Banyan students.

BULLYING IS:

Mean Acts That Happen:SeveralTimesOnPurpose

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:

Intentional: It’s on purpose, hurtful behavior.Repeated: The behavior happens more than once.Harmful: 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?

Katie 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

This was unkind but not bullying!

Katie and Lynn were not thinking about how Ellie feels.

IS IT BULLYING?

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

It only happened once!

This was unkind but not bullying

IS IT BULLYING?

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!

It happened on purpose It happened EVERY DAYOther children joined inIt hurt Mariah’s feelingsShe needed help to stop itThis happened to Mariah… SEVERAL TIMES ON PURPOSE –STOP!

How would you feel?

Who is involved in bullying?

Bully/Bullies

Victim/Victims

Bystander/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

THE BULLY IS REALLY A COWARD!THEY 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?

They are afraid to speak upThey think it will happen to themThey may think it’s just a bit of fun

and it’s not seriousThey think ignoring will make it

stopThey sometimes think the victim

deserves it

WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT?

Tell an adultAsk a friend to come with you to

tellDon’t show fear to the bullyTell the bully to stop (only if it’s

safe)Don’t stay and fight. It’s ok to

get away.Make 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: The Bully will call their parents and

tell them what he/she is doing. The bully and his/her parents will

meet with the principal and teacher

The bully will apologize to the victim

The bully will lose school privileges

The bully may be suspended or expelled from school

WHAT IS BULLYING?

Mean Acts That Happen: Several TimesOnPurpose

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!