October is bullying awareness and prevention month.
This month we take time to talk with students about what is and isn't bullying. We share how to address bullying and ways to prevent it.
To help our students understand bullying, we need to first understand bullying.
The words Bully and Bullying are extremely over used. We cannot call all behavior bullying. We cannot call mean students bullies. This belittles true bullying situations. It also sets up students to have the misperception on what is going on.
I strongly recommend taking less than 30 minutes and listen to the podcast I have linked below.
The chart above is always posted in my office. When a student comes to report bullying I turn to this chart and help the student identify the situation. Most often the behavior truly fits in Mean or Conflict.
As adults we need to watch our words. Words have power. Make sure we understand and properly use the word bully.
The flow chart below is a great way to guide the conversation regarding bullying.
Bullying is painful and we need to address it and take care of our students who are being bullied. If it isn't bullying we need to teach our students to handle and resolve conflict. Conflict and mean moments a part of growing up. We all encounter them. But we all will not encounter bullying.
Let's take this month to really help our students understand what is and isn't bullying.
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