What to Do if You're Being Bullied: A Guide for Students
- Bullying Prevention and Intervention Policy
- Reporting Bullying and Cyber Bullying
- How to Answer to Bullying and Cyber Bullying
- Retaliation (Someone Getting Back at You)
Don't Be Afraid to Report Bullying
If you feel like you are being bullied at school, don't be afraid to tell any adult. This could be any of your teachers or anyone who works at the school. You can also tell your Mom, your Dad or an adult you live with. You can tell a relative, your friend's parents - any adult you know. Don't be afraid! Adults understand that you might be afraid to say something, but you don't have to be! You can also tell a friend. You can talk to Ms. Michalski, Mr. Rodak, Mrs. Kelly or Mrs. Sutter anytime you want.
Sometimes bullying happens on phones or computers. If you think you are being bullied by someone who keeps texting nasty things to you, that is called cyber bullying. If somebody makes up bad things about you and they send them to either an internet site like Facebook, Instagram or SnapChat or to your cell phone or other peoples' cell phones, that is also called cyber bullying. Using a computer to make bad pictures of you and sending them to web sites, by e-mail or to someone's cell phone is also cyber bullying.
Anyone who works at school has to go to Ms. Michalski, Mr. Rodak, Mrs. Kelly or Mrs. Sutter right away if they hear about you being bullied. They will not tell their friends or anyone else, so you don't have to worry about all of the students hearing about it.
If Ms. Michalski, Mr. Rodak, Mrs. Kelly or Mrs. Sutter hear that you are being bullied by someone at school, they will talk to you right away. They will make sure you will not be embarrassed or made to feel bad. That means the person or people who are bullying you will not be able to bother you in class, in the halls, the bathroom, the cafeteria or outside.
Your Mom, your Dad, or an adult you live with will be told right away. They will meet privately with Ms. Michalski, Mr. Rodak, Mrs. Kelly or Mrs. Sutter and nobody will know they are talking about you.
If someone is bullying you that goes to school somewhere else, the principal of their school will be told so that he can work with everyone to make you feel safe and stop the bullying. Once again, no one that is an adult helping you will tell anyone that they are talking about you. They will meet privately. They want to help you feel better and stop whoever is bothering you.
If you are being bullied badly enough that you think you might really get hurt, the adults may have to call the police. Don't be afraid! The adults will know how to meet when students and your friends don't know. They are here to help you!
You will be included in helping us to help you! We want you to tell us everything you are thinking. Tell us how you think you can stay away from somebody who is bothering you while we help you with what has happened. Tell us how you think we can help you feel better about what has happened. We want to help you! Do not worry about anyone not listening to you.
