2. A Safe Community

3. Community 1.A group of people living in the same locality and under the same government 2. The district or locality in which such a group lives 3. A group of people having common interests 4. A group viewed as forming a distinct segment of society 5. Sharing, participation, and fellowship

4. Personal Safety Keeping ourselves safe through –Our choices –Becoming well informed about saftey issues –Healthy Boundaries –Knowing our resources –Who we choose to do things with

5. Harass 1.to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute 2.to trouble by repeated attacks, incursions, etc., as in war or hostilities Synonyms: badger, vex, plague, hector torture

6. Sexual Harassment Sexual harassment consists of verbal, written, or physical conduct of a personal or sexual nature not related to the educational function of the school.

7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdQBur XQOeQ

8. 10 Top Ways Students Harass Each Other 1. Trip someone in the hallway or table topping 2. Notes about each other including online 3. Rumors, name calling, labeling 4.Spread gossip instead of keeping it quiet 5. Writing on bathroom walls 6. Cutting in line 7. Taking things from each other 8. Throw things at each other 9. Ditch a friend 10. Setting someone up to be embarrassed 11. Write on each other’s things

9. Why does harassment happen? Power Popularity Control Pulling oneself up on the back of another Falsely thinking it will make friends

10. Who is involved in harassment? 30% of all teen youth are involved in bullying 13% reported bullying others 11% reported being bullied 6% reported being bullied and also bullying others

11. http://www.upworthy.com/bullies-called- him-pork-chop-he-took-that-pain-with-him- and-then-cooked-it-into?g=2

12. Where does harassment take place? Online In the hallway In the lunch room In the bathroom Outside On the bus Anywhere (lack of supervision)

13. What can you do to stop and prevent harassment? Tell the harasser to stop Tell an adult What happened Where it happened When it happened (dates and times) Who did the harassing Witnesses if any What you did in return How the harasser responded

14. It can happen in any school A hateful act by a student, staff member or person outside of the school family suddenly poisons the air

15. http://www.upworthy.com/this-kid-was- bullied-a-lot-he-could-have-told-his- teacher-or-his-principal-he-had-bigger- plans?c=ufb1

17. In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. Martin Luther King Jr.

18. What can a bystander do? Speak up for a friend Ask the harasser to stop Help the student being harassed Tell an adult Talk to your parents about the problem

19. Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. James Baldwin

20. It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but even more to stand up to your friends. –J. K. Rowling

21. Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, they send forth a tiny ripple of hope. These ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance. Robert F. Kennedy

22. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWJut7 KQhI4

23. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYYSF pFGRBE&safe=active

24. Yin and Yang are interdependent. One cannot exist without the other. For example, day cannot exist without night. Light cannot exist without darkness. Death cannot exist without Life.

25. Take Action! Be an Upstander A – Assert Yourself “I am not OK with what you just did C – Create a distraction (Talk to the bully about a totally different topic) T – Turn to others for help (There is power in numbers, ask a friend to help you) I – Include (Include the person being bullied with your group or activity) O – Offer Support N – Notify an adult