For parents and volunteers:
Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time
In order to be considered bullying, the behavior must be aggressive and include:
An Imbalance of Power: Kids who bully use their power - such as physical strength, access to embarrassing information, or popularity - to control or harm others. Power imbalances can change over time and in different situations, even if they involve the same people.
Repetition: Bullying behaviors happen more than once or have the potential to happen more than once.
There are three types of bullying. Verbal bullying is saying or writing mean things. Verbal bullying includes:
**Teasing **Name calling **Inappropriate sexual comments **Taunting **Threatening to cause harm
Social bullying, sometimes referred to as relational bullying, involves hurting someone's reputation or relationships. Social bullying includes: **Leaving someone out on purpose **Telling other children not to be friends with someone **Spreading rumors about someone **Embarrassing someone in public
Physical bullying involves hurting a person's body or possessions. Physical bullying includes:
**Hitting/kicking/pinching **Spitting **Tripping/pushing **Taking or breaking someone's things **Making mean or rude hand gestures
Students are taught to try the following if they are a victim (the one being bullied) or bystander (the one watching the bullying take place):
Ask friends to help you talk to the bully
Don't react / ignore the bully
Agree with the bully and go on
Distract or change the subject
Laugh or make a joke and go on
Stay away from the bully
Ask an adult for help
Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time
In order to be considered bullying, the behavior must be aggressive and include:
An Imbalance of Power: Kids who bully use their power - such as physical strength, access to embarrassing information, or popularity - to control or harm others. Power imbalances can change over time and in different situations, even if they involve the same people.
Repetition: Bullying behaviors happen more than once or have the potential to happen more than once.
There are three types of bullying. Verbal bullying is saying or writing mean things. Verbal bullying includes:
**Teasing **Name calling **Inappropriate sexual comments **Taunting **Threatening to cause harm
Social bullying, sometimes referred to as relational bullying, involves hurting someone's reputation or relationships. Social bullying includes: **Leaving someone out on purpose **Telling other children not to be friends with someone **Spreading rumors about someone **Embarrassing someone in public
Physical bullying involves hurting a person's body or possessions. Physical bullying includes:
**Hitting/kicking/pinching **Spitting **Tripping/pushing **Taking or breaking someone's things **Making mean or rude hand gestures
Students are taught to try the following if they are a victim (the one being bullied) or bystander (the one watching the bullying take place):
Ask friends to help you talk to the bully
Don't react / ignore the bully
Agree with the bully and go on
Distract or change the subject
Laugh or make a joke and go on
Stay away from the bully
Ask an adult for help