1. “We Care About YOU”

2. [Insert School Name] Our school is safe and cares about you.
We treat everyone with caring and respect.
We are all here to help you.
Bullying and harassment are not acceptable.

3. “Be Safe, Be Kind, Be Responsible”
[Insert and review your school’s expectations or core ethical values]
[Review that following the school’s expectations/rules leads to positive acknowledgement & recognition and in appropriate behavior leads to consequences]

4. Because We Care About You

5. How do you feel? If . . .
“He takes my crayons and never gives them back. He does that to me everyday. He said if I told anyone he is going to punch me out.”
“You’re a whale. You’re a fatty and nobody likes you.”
“Everytime I speak in class, the boys make fun of me at recess because I stutter”.
“They always push me out of the lunch line, saying, “Move over Shorty, you belong in the back.”

6. What is Bullying?
Bullying is when someone wants to makes you feel miserable or threatens you.
Bullying makes people feel frightened or unhappy.

7. If you are bullied, you may get . . .
Pinched, punched, hit
Teased and called names
Left out of a game on purpose

8. If you are the “Bully”, you may be . . .
Saying mean things about another person
Pinching, punching, hitting another person to get something
Making rude gestures like sticking out your tongue
Writing mean things about a person

9. Is Bullying . . . Fair? Deserved? Funny?

10. Does it hurt people?

11. Yes, Bullying Hurts Bullying is just not part of growing up
Bullying can make you feel:
Lonely, unhappy, and frightened
Unsafe
There is something wrong with me.
Not want to go to school anymore

12. Bullying Sometimes easy to see Sometimes hard to see
Both boys and girls bully
Both boys and girls get bullied
Bullying is not fair and it hurts

13. Why Do Some People Bully?
They think it’s a way to be popular
Look tough and take charge
Do it for attention
To make people afraid of them
May be jealous of the person they are bullying

14. Why Do Some People Bully?
May not understand how wrong their behavior is and how it makes the person being bullied feel.
They may be being bullied themselves at home or outside of school.

15. If you get Bullied . . . Tell your parents or an adult in school
Your teacher, school counselor, or principal
Telling is not “tattling.”
Don’t fight back. Don’t try to bully those who bully you.

16. If you see someone being bullied . . .
Help the person by telling an adult you can trust
Listen to the person being bullied, so they know someone cares

17. Let’s Practice “Stop” Stop signal Hold the stop hand signal firmly out
Give eye contact to the bullier
Use a clear voice and say “Stop”
If the problem continues then . . .

18. Let’s Practice “Walk” Walk Away If the problem continues then . . .
Walk away from the situation
By walking away the bully doesn’t get what he or she wants
If the problem continues then . . .

19. Let’s Practice “Talk” Talk: Report problem to an adult
Talking is not “tattling”
“Talking” is problem solving
“Tattling” is when you don’t use “stop” and “walk away”
“Tattling” is when you want to get the other person in trouble

20. Remember . . .
Treat others the way you would like to be treated.
Someone will always want to help.
Someone will always care!

21. Webisodes Stop Bullying Now! http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids/
US Department of Health and Human Services offers flash movies, games, and information about bullying and how to prevent it.