How and When to Report Bullying at Bryan Middle School

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How and When to Report Bullying at Bryan Middle
School
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What is Bullying?

• Code of Conduct definition
• Bullying occurs when a student communicates with
  another by any means including telephone,
  writing, cyberbullying, or via electronic
  communications with the intent to intimidate, or
  inflict physical, emotional, or mental harm
  without legitimate purpose or physically contacts
  another person with the intent to intimidate or
  to inflict physical, emotional, or mental harm
  without legitimate purpose.

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What does bullying look like?

• Threatening gestures
• Suggestive gestures (especially of a sexual
  nature)
• Blocking someones path intentionally
• Pulling a chair out from under someone
• Refusing to let someone have a seat
• Knocking books or other possessions from
  someones hands
• Taking another persons book, purse, jacket or
  other items with the intent to cause them to be
  upset
• Writing unkind, threatening, embarrassing, or
  personal information about another

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What does bullying sound like?

• Threatening comments
• Inappropriate laughter or other vocalizations
  (ex. animal sounds)
• Gossiping
• Belittling comments (making fun of others)
• Suggestive comments (especially those of a sexual
  nature)
• Conversations meant to make another feel
  uncomfortable

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When and Where does bullying occur?

• Bullying can happen at any time and anywhere
• At school- classrooms, hallways, restrooms, gym,
  locker rooms, cafeteria
• On the bus
• At sports events
• At the mall
• In your neighborhood
• On the Internet Facebook, Twitter, Chat rooms,
  etc.

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What should you do if you are bullied?

• TELL AN ADULT at school! This includes your
  teachers, counselors, principals, librarian,
  secretaries, SRO officer, bus driver and
  custodians. ANY adult at Bryan will help you!
• Write a SHOUT to report bullying anonymously
• Witnesses should REPORT bullying too
• AND
• Tell your parents or the adult you live with
  (grandparent, aunt or uncle, etc.)

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Reporting is Vital!

• In order for the adults at Bryan to help you, it
  is necessary for you to report bullying to a
  teacher, counselor, principal, or SRO.
• Report bullying EACH time it happens.
• We can not stop what we do not know exists!

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• No one can make you feel inferior without your
  consent.
• Eleanor Roosevelt