1. What is it? How can you stop it?
Bullying
What is it?
How can you stop it?

2. Definition
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.

3. Types of Bullying Physical Bullying Verbal Bullying Covert Bullying
Cyberbullying

4. Physical Bullying
Physical bullying includes hitting, kicking, tripping, pinching and pushing or damaging property.

5. Verbal Bullying
Verbal bullying includes name calling, insults, teasing, intimidation, homophobic or racist remarks, or verbal abuse.

6. Covert Bullying
Covert bullying is often harder to recognize and can be carried out behind the bullied person's back. It is designed to harm someone's social reputation and/or cause humiliation.

7. Examples of Covert Bullying
Lying and spreading rumors
Negative facial or physical gestures
Playing nasty jokes to embarrass and humiliate
Mimicking unkindly
Encouraging others to socially exclude someone
Damaging someone's social reputation or social acceptance.

8. Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying is bullying behaviors done through digital technology

9. What Type of Bullying is This?

10. What to do if you’re being bullied:
Ignore the Bully
Stand Up for Yourself
Don’t Bully Back
Don’t Show Your Feelings
Tell an Adult

11. What to do if you see someone getting bullied:
Step in IMMEDIATELY
Separate the kids involved
Find an adult & ask for help
Stay calm
Model respectful behavior when you step in

12. What NOT to do: Don’t ignore it
Don’t assume that adults are automatically there
Don’t try to sort out the facts on the spot
Don’t try to work it out right there together

13. Go to Mr. Rothlin’s Blog & Play a GAME!
Bullying Activity
Go to Mr. Rothlin’s Blog & Play a GAME!