It's Cool to Be Kind

unwanted, aggressive behavior that is repeated over time

• bullying

• harassment

• victim

someone who has the power to intervene or report bad behavior but doesn't do anything to stop it

• bystander

• upstander

• bully

• victim

Someone who intervenes to stop and or report inappropriate behavior

• bystander

• upstander

• bully

• victim

It's important to remind ourselves that behind every username and avatar, there's a ________ with real feelings there!

• real person

• fake person

One way to be an upstander to bullying is to not encourage bad behavior by giving it an _______. That means not liking mean posts or responding to hurtful comments.

• block

• audience

• victim

You get a text from your friend, Sally, that says "hahahaha did you see what Emily wore to school today? What a loser."

What would an upstander do?

• Ignore the text

• Respond with "That's not cool, Sally. I like what Emily wore and it's not nice to bash her for it."

• Respond and say "haha"

You get a text from your friend, Sally, that says "hahahaha did you see what Emily wore to school today? What a loser."

What would a bystander do?

• tell their parents or teachers

• Respond with "That's not cool, Sally. I like what Emily wore and it's not nice to bash her for it."

• Respond and say "haha"

Which is NOT a way an upstander would react?

• Comment something positive on their Instagram post

• Pass along a mean message you got about someone at school

• Report mean bullying behavior to a parent