Bullying Prevention

BCE School Wide Presentation: given at the beginning of the school year and tailored per grade level

School Wide Positive Based Program: The Energy Bus: based on the book by Jon Gordon

Classroom Lessons throughout the year provided by our school counselor. Example include:

Kindie and 1st grade: Friendship lessons, kindness, and being unique and accepting others' differences, expected vs. unexpected behaviors.
2nd Grade and 3rd Grade Bully Beans unit as well as lessons around accepting others and conflict resolution.
4th-6th grade: Conflict resolution lessons targeted at common developmental appropriate issues. Definition of Harassment might be introduced in 6th grade

Bully Prevention books used to guide conversations:

Odd Velvet by Mary E. Whitcomb,

Just Kidding by Trudy Ludwig

My Secret Bully by Trudy Ludwig,

Trouble Talk by Trudy Ludwig

Sorry-All by Trudy Ludwig.

Check out Stopbullying.gov for age appropriate videos and other tools for talking with your child.

Treat Everyone with Respect

Nobody should be mean to others.

Stop and think before you say or do something that could hurt someone.
If you feel like being mean to someone, find something else to do. Play a game, watch TV, or talk to a friend.
Talk to an adult you trust. They can help you find ways to be nicer to others.
Keep in mind that everyone is different. Not better or worse. Just different.
If you think you have bullied someone in the past, apologize. Everyone feels better.

There are things you can do if you are being bullied:

Look at the kid bullying you and tell him or her to stop in a calm, clear voice. You can also try to laugh it off. This works best if joking is easy for you. It could catch the kid bullying you off guard.
If speaking up seems too hard or not safe, walk away and stay away. Don’t fight back. Find an adult to stop the bullying on the spot.

There are things you can do to stay safe in the future, too.

Talk to an adult you trust. Don’t keep your feelings inside. Telling someone can help you feel less alone. They can help you make a plan to stop the bullying.
Stay away from places where bullying happens.
Stay near adults and other kids. Most bullying happens when adults aren’t around.

When you see bullying, there are safe things you can do to make it stop.

Talk to a parent, teacher, or another adult you trust. Adults need to know when bad things happen so they can help.
Be kind to the kid being bullied. Show them that you care by trying to include them. Sit with them at lunch or on the bus, talk to them at school, or invite them to do something. Just hanging out with them will help them know they aren’t alone.

Not saying anything could make it worse for everyone. The kid who is bullying will think it is ok to keep treating others that way.