Be a Bully Buster!“Bully Busters” is an anti-bullying program that helps students identify bullying behavior and teaches skills for bullying reduction. This program was developed by teachers and staff who donated their time and talents.
The Bully Buster program has continued for the 2012-2013 school year by introducing the Bully Buster Club (BBC) for short. The Bully Buster Club was thought up by a 5th grade student Alyson DiGiovanni and helpful students Cece Corn , Blayre Riley, Gigi Clara Martinez, Abby Tam, and Gigi Powers. Club members are responsible for helping to stop bullying by reaching out and standing up for victims. The club sponsors are Mrs. Shannon Blair, School Psychologist and Mrs. Alison Meyer, 3rd grade teacher. The Bully Buster Club created a confidential system for students to report bullying. A secure mailbox has been placed outside of Mrs. Blair’s office for student to submit concerns or report bullying. Students of all ages have joined the bully buster club and attended grade level club meetings during lunch recess. Students have signed posters to pledge to help stop bullying at Kiva.
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Below are the Power Point lessons used and some parent resources. Please feel free to review this information and have a conversation with your child about Bullying.
Power Point Lessons
Parent resources & articles
What Should I do If My Child is Bullied or Cyber bullied?
I am pleased to announce that our Scottsdale Leadership project team (Class XXV) has created a cyber bullying curriculum for Middle School students. The curriculum is designed to teach three effective bystander strategies; we call them the 3 R's. We want to share these specific strategies with parents so that they can be practiced and reinforced at home.
Why focus on bystanders?
Research suggests that if bystanders or witnesses are taught to properly intervene, they can stop bullying 50% of the time in less than 10 seconds. Pretty powerful, right? Also, kids are the ones on the frontline; bystanders are typically the first to witness acts of bullying. Many kids are reluctant to tell adults for fear of making it worse or shame in not being able to handle it.
Bystander Strategies: The 3 R's
Recognize Bullying and Cyber bullying
I am pleased to announce that our Scottsdale Leadership project team (Class XXV) has created a cyber bullying curriculum for Middle School students. The curriculum is designed to teach three effective bystander strategies; we call them the 3 R's. We want to share these specific strategies with parents so that they can be practiced and reinforced at home.
Why focus on bystanders?
Research suggests that if bystanders or witnesses are taught to properly intervene, they can stop bullying 50% of the time in less than 10 seconds. Pretty powerful, right? Also, kids are the ones on the frontline; bystanders are typically the first to witness acts of bullying. Many kids are reluctant to tell adults for fear of making it worse or shame in not being able to handle it.
Bystander Strategies: The 3 R's
Recognize Bullying and Cyber bullying
- Teach kids to recognize what bullying and cyber bullying is and when it is likely to happen
- To not accept bad behavior as normal
- To identify various types of bullying
Reach Out and Stand Up
- Teach kids direct ways to stand up to bullying when they witness it
- To reach out to support kids that have been bullied after the fact (more indirect strategies)
- Let them know they are not alone
Report Bullying
- Tell a trusted adult (i.e., a parent, counselor, teacher, or administrator)
- Report cyber bullying directly to the sites where it occurred
- Block any offenders
- Don't pass on mean or offensive messages or posts
- Keep record of offensive texts or posts
- Bullying Incident Complaint/Harassment Report Form
We would like parents, teachers, and administrators to reinforce these bystander strategies and role play specific scenarios both in school and at home. Role playing scenarios enable kids to practice exactly what to do and say in stressful situations. Students that have practiced these strategies are more likely to stand up if a bullying or cyber bullying situation arises.
Please practice the 3 R bystander strategies with your child. Below are two role-play scenarios for you to get started.
Please practice the 3 R bystander strategies with your child. Below are two role-play scenarios for you to get started.
- A mother is walking by her son while he is on the computer and notices that he keeps hiding the screen when she walks by. Upon further observation, the mother sees that he is reading a thread of offensive, derogatory remarks about another student.
A new girl moves to your child's school and one of the current students becomes jealous of her and creates a hateful website intended to make fun of her. She asks your child and all of her friends to join.
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