Responding to Mean Moments, Teasing, and Bullying

Having a problem with someone at school?

HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN DO:

Here at Ainsworth, we want to start with the 3 'R's: Recognize, Report, Refuse

Part of refusing is to practice responding assertively.

Tell the person to stop. Tell the person “That is disrespectful and hurtful” or “I don’t like it when you do that.”

Do your best to stay away from the person bothering you and connect with others.

Make an appointment with your counselor or another adult in the building. We'll work with you to come up with a solution that you are comfortable with. This may include a mediation, engaging in the peace path, or continue talking about what might help.

*Please, if something is going on, let us know right away. We will work with you to do what you are comfortable with. The earlier we know the more we can help.

FOR PARENTS

Please let us know when you are aware of problems so we can help find solutions. Also, please know that we work hard to understand the full situation and strive to empower all students to solve their problems. Sometimes solutions work really quickly and sometimes it takes time and requires several steps before seeing change. Please work with us on this as much as possible.

Here’s how adults can help at Ainsworth Elementary:

We will stay in contact with the reporting student and make sure they know they can share with us what is happening.

The counselors, administration, or teachers can mediate the problem and/or meet with the student bullying so they can understand the impact of their actions.

The teachers and staff can watch to make sure it doesn’t happen in class.

We will continue to exhaust all possible options until the problem is resolved.