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BUST UP BULLYING

MENTAL RESILIENCE

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Do Now Advocate Against Bullying

The Many Faces of Bullying

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AGENDA

You Will Learn

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YOU WILL LEARN…

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What is bullying and how to take a stand against bullying.

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What Does Bullying mean to you?

When you think about bullying, what are some feeling that come up?

What would a community (or environment? without bullying look like? (come up with 5 things)

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VERBAL BULLYING SOCIAL BULLYING PHYSICAL BULLYING

The Many Faces of Bullying

CYBER BULLYING

WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES FOR EACH OF THESE?

Saying or writing mean things

The action done hurts someone’s reputations

or relationships

Hurting a person’s body or

possessions

Bullying that takes place over digital devices like cellphones,

computers, and tablets

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EXAMPLES OF BULLYING

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ZACOMIC STUDIOS Verbal: teasing, name-calling, inappropriate sexual comments, taunting, threatening to cause harm

Social: leaving someone out on purpose, telling others not to be friends with someone, spreading rumors about someone, embarrassing someone in public

Physical: hitting, kicking, pinching, spitting, tripping, pushing, taking or breaking someone’s things, making mean or rude hand gestures

Cyber: sending, posting, or sharing negative content about someone else, sharing personal or private information about someone else causing embarrassment or humiliation

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Can you think of some effects of bullying on these 3 parties?

FACTS ABOUT BULLYING

Around 28% of U.S. Students grade 6-12 report being bullied at some point in their lives (Stopbullying.gov, 2017).

That’s almost 1 in 3 teenagers!

Everyone anywhere can be at risk of being bullied or bullying others. However, some groups (age, ethnic, disabled, LGBTQ, etc.)

may be at higher risk.

Bullying can have long-term negative effects on the bully, the person being

bullied, and even those who are watching the bullying, but not taking

part in what is happening (bystanders).

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THE EFFECTS OF BULLYING:ON THE BULLY

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ZACOMIC STUDIOS

• Increase in use of tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs

• Increase chance of engaging in violent behavior, vandalizing property, and participating in criminal activities

• Be abusive towards loved ones• Decrease in work or academic achievements

(getting in trouble, dropping out, etc.)

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ON THOSE BEING BULLIED

• Increase in mental health problems (depression, anxiety, etc.)

• Decrease in self-esteem• Changes in sleeping and eating patterns• Health complaints• Decrease in work or academic

achievements (skipping classes, etc.)• Decrease in community (school, office, etc.)

involvement

CREATIVE

THE EFFECTS OF BULLYING:

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THE EFFECTS OF BULLYING:

ON THOSE WHO WITNESS BULLYING

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ZACOMIC STUDIOS

• Increase in mental health problems (depression, anxiety, etc.)

• Decrease in work or academic achievements (skipping classes, etc.)

• Increase in use of tobacco, alcohol, or other drugs

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JUST DO IT

• Try to stay calm and respectful – getting physical can make the situation worse

• Tell someone you trust• Stay with a group• Stand up to the bully• Ignore the bullying and walk away• Practice being confident• Take charge of your life by trying something new,

exercising, join a club, taking a new class• Talk about the experience with a trusted friend or adult• Find true friends• Start an anti-bullying group at school• Ask the principal to have an anti-bullying assembly where

policy is explained and parents are invited. People who’ve experience bullying can explain the effects of bullying on their health and wellness

STRATEGIES AGAINST BULLYING

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ZACOMIC STUDIOS

My older sister was bullied growing up. She had virtually no friends up until high school and used to get in the car after school and cry nearly every day.

It was beyond painful for me to see her deal with that and I would never wish it on anyone. I went to the same school my sister did and my best friend, Bekah, and I decided that we were going to eliminate bullying in our grade.

We started by finding the kids in our class that were tortured the most by our classmates and ate with them every lunch. Then we started to partner with them on projects, talk to them outside of class, and hang out with them after school.

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Some upper class students saw what we were doing and joined in with us. Together we formed The Table, a group made up of a mix of the most popular and most bullied kids from 7th grade to Seniors.

The people I met by forming this group are some of the best people I have ever met and are all still my friends today. The youngest of the original group all graduated last year, but my sister, Bekah, and I passed on the legacy to our younger brother and to this day bullying in our school has all but disappeared.

I want to encourage everyone on this site that it can be done. We can stop bullying in schools. Take a stand, and never give up. You are braver than you give yourself credit for.

By Rachele, 19, Texas (Pacer Center Incorporated, 2012)

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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

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ZACOMIC STUDIOS

How did Rachele advocate against bullying?

What the advocacy effective? Why?

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JUST DO IT

Empathy is the ability to share someone else’s feelings.

What are some ways you can show empathy?

How might empathy be important for the prevention of bullying?

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ADVOCATE AGAINST BULLYING

Instructions:

• Divide into groups of 4-6

• Collect materials needed (e.g. construction paper, colored

pencils/markers, poster paper)

• Create an Anti-Bullying poster

• In 15-20 minutes, we’ll share with the class.

Note: Consider what will make your poster eye-catching and

effective; what would make you want to read it?

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• What should someone do if they see someone being bullied? What do you think works? What do you think doesn’t work?

• What are some ways you can advocate against bullying in your communities (home, school, work, etc.)?

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