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Bullying Prevention

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BULLYING

Did you know?
Over 160,000 kids refuse to go to school each day for fear of being bullied?

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64% of students who are bullied do not report it.

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In 2018, 26% of American parents reported they had a child that was Cyberbullied.

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7 STEPS TO PREVENT BULLYING

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  • Step 1 - Be Aware and pay attention. The first and more important step to combating and preventing bullying is being aware that it's a problem and paying attention to warning signs.
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  • Step 2 - Recognize it is a problem and don't ignore it. Bullying is happening in every elementary school, middle school and high school in the United States – and it's getting worse. Bullying is extremely damaging to the emotional, physical and psychological wellbeing of the person getting bullied and those who see it.
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  • Step 3 - Act immediately. When you recognize someone is being bullied do something immediately. Don't ever take the attitude "kids will be kids" or "It isn't a big deal".

Step 4 - Remain calm and stay in control.
Intervene, but don't get involved. Don't start arguing with the students. Be respectful and show them what proper behavior is through your example.

Step 5 - Bystanders need to be held accountable.
Anyone encouraging bullying, or egging a bully on, needs to be held accountable. Students have a responsibility to stop bullying and/or report it immediately.

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Step 6 - Don't pass judgement in haste.
Make sure to hear all sides of a story before coming to any conclusion or passing judgement. It may be that the person who appears to be the bully may in fact be the bullied student retaliating against the bully.

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Step 7 - Seek professional help if needed.
If an incident of bullying is beyond your comfort level or scope of expertise, don't hesitate to enlist the services of a professional or a colleague with more experience.

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Keep calm and
Remember:

In the end
the bullies
never win