Lesson 2: Reporting Bullying

Why This Lesson Matters

By definition, a student who is being bullied has limited power to make it stop. Preventing and addressing bullying is the responsibility of the adults in the school. But adults are often unaware of bullying. This lesson reinforces the message to students that they must report bullying and that when they do, adults will help them. It also helps students practice reporting, so it is easier to report to an adult when real bullying happens.

This lesson also makes it clear to students that reporting bullying is not the same as tattling, and that it is their job to help keep themselves and others safe by reporting bullying.

Objectives

Students will be able to:

• Identify caring adults to talk to about bullying or mean behaviors

• Differentiate between tattling and reporting

• Demonstrate how to report bullying

Lesson Concepts

• When you haven’t been able to get mean behaviors to stop, you must tell a caring adult.

• If you practice reporting bullying, it’s easier to report bullying when it really happens.

• Reporting is an assertive behavior.