TYPES OF BULLYING

There are four types of bullying :

 Physical (punching, kicking, hitting)
 Verbal (name calling, threatening, teasing)
 Indirect or Psychological (spreading rumors, excluding people from games and groups)
 Cyber (writing mean things on someone’s facebook, emailing embarrassing things)

SITUATION TYPE OF
BULLYING
1. Tom is in the 8th grade. He is scared to go to school because Marcus, a boy
in his class, likes to lock him inside the locker.

2. Christina is in the 7th grade. Lately, her friend Maria has started hanging out
with a new girl in the class, Justine. When Christina walks over to the two girls,
Maria and Justine will either pretend they can’t hear what Christina tells them
or they will run away laughing.

3. Steven got braces two weeks ago. Kate, a girl in his class, has been making
fun of him every time he smiles, calling him Braceface and Metal Mouth.
Steven doesn’t like to show his teeth anymore at school because he knows Kate
will make jokes about it.

4. Meg is having an MSN chat with Ann. They are talking about the kids in
 their class and Meg tells Ann that she likes Ethan very much. The next day,
Meg discovers that Ann has copied their message and emailed it to all the kids
in their grade, including Ethan.

What would you do if…?

1. What would you do if you were Tom?
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2. What would you do if you were Christina’s mother and you found out about what is
happening?
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3. What would you do if you were a teacher or the principal at Steven’s school?
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4. What would you do if you were Meg?

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 SITUATION What would you do ?
1. Tom is in the 8th grade. He is scared to go to school because 1. What would you do if
Marcus, a boy in his class, likes to lock him inside the locker. you were Tom?

2. Christina is in the 7th grade. Lately, her friend Maria has started 2.What would you do if
hanging out with a new girl in the class, Justine. When
you were Christina’s
Christina walks over to the two girls, Maria and Justine will either
pretend they can’t hear what Christina tells them or they will run mother and you found
away laughing.
out about what is
happening?
3. Steven got braces two weeks ago. Kate, a girl in his class, has been 3. What would you do if
making fun of him every time he smiles, calling him Braceface and you were a teacher or the
Metal Mouth. Steven doesn’t like to show his teeth anymore at school
because he knows Kate will make jokes about it. principal at Steven’s
school?
4. Meg is having an MSN chat with Ann. They are talking about the 4. What would you do if
kids in their class and Meg tells Ann that she has a crush on Ethan, you were Meg?
the new boy in the class. The next day, Meg discovers that Ann has
copied their message and emailed it to all the kids in their grade,
including Ethan.