Stop School BullyingWoodgate Intermediate

What is bullying?

MISD definition:

1. To have the effect of physically harming a student, damaging a student’s property, or placing a student in reasonable fear to harm

2. To be severe, persistent, or persuasive to create intimidating, threatening or abusive educational environment for a student

Types of Bullying

Physical – involving parts of the body

Emotional/Psychological – verbal threats, teasing, taunting

Cyber – through technological devices (texting, Facebook, etc…)

Bullying

Bullying usually involves a bully, a victim and a witness (bystander). Witnesses are just as responsible as the bully for the bullying activity.

Bullying

Bullying can include saying or writing inappropriate things about a person, teasing, deliberately excluding a person from activities, threatening or hurting a person and/or making a person do something against their will.

Who is a Bully?

1. A person who doesn’t care if bad things happen to other people.2. A person who doesn’t feel bad when others are hurt.3. A person who likes to be the center of attention.4. A person who thinks others deserve to be bullied.5. A person who may be bullied at home by family members.

Why do students bully?

1.To gain power2.To get attention / become

popular 3.To get material things4.Due to problems at home5.To copy another person

Types of People who are often targeted by Bullies

1. Students who are smaller2. Students who don’t have many

friends3. Students who don’t stick up for

themselves or get an adult for help4. Most anybody if they think they can

get away with it!

Effects of Being Bullied

1.Feeling scared, alone, sad2.Don’t like school3.Headaches/stomachaches4.Not feeling good about

themselves

How Do I Get Help?

Ask an ADULT

TeacherCounselorPrincipal

Stop - A- Bully

1. Tell the Bully to STOP!2. Use an Assertive Voice3. Make Eye Contact4. Do NOT reply to Texts, Facebook or IM’s5. Report it to an ADULT!6. Make Friends and Stick Together!

ALWAYS BE SAFE!

Bullying Resources

www.StopBullying.gov http://www.fbi-sos.org/ http://www.kwtx.com/stopbullying