Bullying

What is an upstander?

• Someone who speaks or acts in support of an individual

• Someone who stands up all day long

• Someone who does nothing when someone is being bullied

• Someone who sometimes helps people in trouble but usually doesn't do anything

What is a bystander?

• Someone who stands up for someone who is being bullied

• Someone who sees or knows about bullying but does not try to help stop the bullying

• Someone who bullies others every single day

• Someone who does not want to get in trouble for bullying another person at school

What should children and teens do if they see another kid being bullied? (Select all that apply)

• Leave and get help from an adult

• Speak up while remaining polite

• Try to fight the bully so that it will stop

• Reach out to support the person being bullied

Which are examples of bullying? (Select all that apply)

• Teasing/Name-calling

• Physical threats and violence

• Differing opinions on an important topic

• Social attacks on someone's reputation

Why might someone bully others? (Select all that apply)

• Desire for power

• Desire for popularity

• Problems at home/in their lives

• They are confused all of the time

True or False: Most bullying happens in middle school.

• False

• True

True or False: Persistent bullying causes both the bully and the person being bullied to have an increased risk for depression.

• True

• False

True or False: According to research, girls are bullied more than boys.

• True

• False

How can bullying affect its victims? (Select all that apply)

• It can cause them to become sad, lonely, or nervous

• It can cause them to feel sick

• It can cause them to have problems at school

• It may cause them to bully others as well

True or False: Popular kids are NEVER victims of bullying.

• True

• False