The school wants to know what you think. You were asked yesterday to think about and talk about and write about those three questions: (1) what’s bullying? (2) what can you do about it? (3) what can the school do about it? 

Your teacher gave your answers to Ms Walsh. She was going to meet with the Student Council. And they were going to discuss your answers. The school is going to use your answers to come up with a new plan to prevent bullying and to stop bullying.

My 6th class gave GREAT answers. I’m SO amazed at how good they are. Please read them. If you want, please send a “Comment” to let everyone know what YOU think.

(1) What is bullying?

My class gave these three answers:

• Bullying is not something that happens once. Bullying is if it is repeated.
• Bullies are usually the ones that have the problem.
• Bullying can be cyber, physical, or verbal. A bully/bullies are usually having a hard time themselves so they take it out on someone else. They do it on more than one occasion. Bullying is constantly making someone feel bad about themselves, hurting them physically or emotionally and being harmful towards another, disrespecting their feelings.

(2) What can you do about it?

• Say NO! Get away. Tell a parent. Keep telling until someone helps.
• We can help bullies get through their problems. We can help them. If it happens constantly tell the teacher. Tell the teacher why they’re bullying you. Tell them to tell their story and what’s their problem.
• If I was the witness I’d keep telling, tell someone you trust. Keep 🙂 smiling, act like you don’t care, then the bully/bullies will see that they’re wasting their time on bullying. We would try and let everyone — including the victim — join in the games or hang out, so that if the bully/bullies want to bully that person it would be difficult. If you’re in the same school as that person tell the teacher and let them talk.

(3) What can the school do? 

• The school can help by calling the parents or the bully, sort it all out, and put more cameras around.
• The school should ring their parents and make a meeting and tell his/her parents everything.
• The school should have an “Anti-Bullying Club”. They should get the child to say what happened, what they could do, and how they can do it!

Wonderful ideas here. I’ve highlighted in blue some really well written ideas. What do you think I should highlight? Or what do you think about these questions. Tell us!