LETS STOP BULLYING SAYNOTOBULLYING A BULLY IS SOMEONE
LET’S STOP BULLYING #SAYNOTOBULLYING
A BULLY IS SOMEONE WHO USES HIS STRENGTH OR POWER TO HARM OR INTIMIDATE OTHERS. WHY IS IT HARD TO STOP IT? AS CHILDREN GET OLDER THEY’RE LESS LIKELY TO REPORT IT TO A TEACHER AND BE A BYSTANDER INSTEAD OF AN UP STANDER SO IT MAKES IT HARDER TO IDENTIFY WHO IS THE BULLY AND WHO IS GETTING BULLYING
TYPES OF BULLYING • VERBAL BULLYING- INVOLVES NAME CALLING AND OR TEASING • SOCIAL BULLYING- SPREADING RUMORS, INTENTIONALLY LEAVING OTHERS OUT OF ACTIVITIES, AND BREAKING UP RELATIONSHIPS • PHYSICALLY BULLYING- INVOLVES PUNCHING, HITTING, SHOVING AND ANY OTHER TYPE OF PHYSICAL HARM • CYBER BULLYING- INVOLVES USING THE INTERNET, TEXTING, EMAIL AND OTHER TYPE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY.
WHY DOES BULLYING HAPPEN THERE IS MANY DIFFERENT REASONS THAT CAUSES A PERSON TO BE A BULLY. PEOPLE BULLY BECAUSE THEY ARE UPSET WITH THEMSELVES AND THINK IF OTHERS WERE FEELING THE SAME WAY AS THEM, IT WOULD MAKE THEM HAPPIER. BULLYING ALSO HAPPENS BECAUSE THEY ARE JEALOUS OF THE OTHER PERSON AND THEY WANT TO FEEL LIKE THEY ARE BETTER THAN THE OTHER PERSON. BULLYING USUALLY ONLY HAPPENS WHEN OTHER PEOPLE AROUND TO SEE.
BYSTANDERS: SOMEONE WHO DOESN’T STEP IN TO TAKE ACTION AND ONLY WATCHES WHY ARE PEOPLE BYSTANDERS: • FOR FEAR OF THEIR OWN SAFETY (NOW AND LATER) OR POSITION IN THE GROUP • THEY THINK THAT SOMEONE ELSE WILL HELP • THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT MAKING THINGS WORSE • THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO • THEY THINK THEIR ACTIONS WON'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE • THEY THINK IT'S NONE OF THEIR BUSINESS • THEY THINK THE STUDENT BEING BULLIED DESERVED IT • THEY THINK IT'S FUN TOWATCH
WHY DO WE NEED TO STOP THIS • OVER 3. 2 MILLION PEOPLE ARE VICTIMS OF BULLYING EVERY YEAR • ABOUT 160, 00 TEENS SKIP SCHOOL EVERYDAY BECAUSE THEY’RE VICTIMS • 30% HAVE SELF- HARM AS A RESULT • 10% HAVE TRIED ATTEMPTING SUICIDE
WHAT YOU CAN DO • IF SOMEONE IS GETTING BULLIED AND YOUR WORRIED TO GET INVOLVE TELL A TEACHER NO ONE WILL KNOW IT’S YOU • BE SUPPORTIVE TO THE PERSON WHO IS GETTING BULLIED • IF YOU FEEL SAVE STAND UP TO THE BULLY • GET GROUP OF FRIENDS TO SHOW THAT YOUR AGAINST BULLYING THAT WAS THE BULLIES WILL FEEL INTIMIDATING
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