Bullying is aggressive behavior that:

• Occurs when there is a POWER IMBALANCE

• Is intended to cause harm or distress and/or has a serious harmful or distressing effect on the target

• Is ONE- SIDED

• Is usually repeated over time

In our Guidance curriculum we use the Second Step Bully Prevention Program in Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. This program consists of five lessons taught consecutively.

In the Second Step Bully Prevention Program students learn:

• How to recognize, report, and refuse bullying

• The difference between bullying and conflict between peers

• That they can refuse bullying in different ways

• That bystanders can help stop bullying and that it’s the right thing to do

• How bystanders can be part of the bullying problem

• The similarities and differences between cyber bullying and other types of bullying

• Ways to recognize and help stop cyber bullying