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BULLYING Developing a Community of UPSTANDERS with BullyBust 2 STAND UP BULLYING IS EVERYONE’S TO BULLYING DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY OF ‘UPSTANDERS’ WITH BULLYBUST RESPONSIBILITY Feeling safe in school — physically, socially and This Newspapers in Education emotionally — is something every student deserves. supplement has been created When bullying occurs, it creates feelings of sadness, to help raise awareness about loneliness and fear. It gets in the way of students’ the harmful effects of bullying ability to learn and keeps them from becoming fully and draws from the prevention engaged in the community. materials and supports offered The good news is that we can do something to by the BullyBust campaign of stop bullying when we see it happen and prevent the National School Climate future incidences from occurring. Center (NSCC). There are three main roles played by people in any It explores the way in which bul- bullying incident: the bully, the victim and the witness. lying affects every person, and We all have a choice: to be a passive bystander shows how students can stand who does nothing and adds to the problem, or to up against bullying in their own be an “upstander” who responds to the problem in communities. The supplement a positive way. brings this message to life using The BullyBust program was created to help Students at Shiz University the inspiring story of the Broad- students and adults stand up to bullying by providing way musical WICKED and real- educational resources, activities and student supports materials reach thousands of educators, students world examples from the news. that teach self-awareness, empathy and other critical and parents who are dedicated to creating skills for positive youth development. communities of upstanders. Together, we CAN The activities in this supplement Through www.bullybust.org, BullyBust’s free help put an end to bullying — for good! and its companion Educator Tool Kit are adapted from the Breaking the Bully-Victim-By- How Is Our School Doing? stander Tool Kit, a rich resource WHAT IS BULLYING? Below is a survey adapted from the BullyBust program that is part of NSCC’s compre- Bullying occurs when a person or a group resources. Respond to each statement and discuss your hensive bully prevention/ of people who have more power than answers as a class. pro-upstander program. others hurt, scare or are mean to someone Through the activities and else (or a group) on purpose, usually Always Sometimes Never stories that follow, students will more than once. I feel safe in my school. gain a deeper understanding of Common Ways That People Act as Bullies this toxic issue, learn concrete I stand up for myself. • Shoving, punching, pushing or other strategies for how to prevent ways of hurting people physically. I stand up for others. bullying and be empowered to New students are welcomed help create positively engaged, • Leaving someone out of your group on by other students. safe and caring schools and purpose. communities. • Ganging up on others. This can be done without being physical or with words. It How Often Does This Happen in Your School? Credits: This NIE supplement was written can be done with mean “stares,” too. by Darlene Faster and Lauren Naefe. All Often Sometimes Never WICKED Materials are reproduced with • Teasing or being mean or inconsiderate I have been bullied by permission of WICKED LLC, all rights in other ways verbally — with words. One another student. reserved. WICKED music and lyrics of the most common ways that people I have seen other students by Stephen Schwartz, book by Winnie do this is spreading bad rumors. Holzman. All WICKED photos courtesy bullied by peers. • Cyberbullying: Cyberbullying is when kids of Joan Marcus, all rights reserved. I avoid doing things I like bully others using texting, email or other All activities are from the Breaking the because of bullying. Bully-Victim-Bystander Tool Kit, created and technology. Some of the most common distributed by the National School Climate examples include: sending hurtful mes- Students seek help from Center (NSCC) (www.schoolclimate.org). sages, and posting pictures or untrue an adult to stop bullying. Graphic design was by Jon Barthmus of messages online on blogs or social net- Students seek help from Hollister Creative. working sites like Facebook and MySpace. a peer to stop bullying. 3 HOW ART CAN P.J. Benjamin as the Wizard CHANGE ATTITUDES Art is a powerful way to reach people. audiences. It shows how important it is to In books, movies and musicals like stand up against bullying and unfairness WICKED, artists give us new ways to look and how every person has a responsibility at things that are important to us. to work to make things better for others. Art gives us fresh insights into things The story of WICKED dramatically we’re afraid of, things we hope for and matches the mission of the BullyBust things that hurt us. program of the National School Climate Art sheds light on old love, new love, Center. And that makes it a great way to lost love and the desire for love. It extend the message of BullyBust through explores families, friends, dreams and this special student supplement. disappointments. WICKED is the story of somebody who Art also inspires — by telling the stories has been treated unfairly all of her life. of underdogs who overcome obstacles Elphaba, the future “Wicked Witch of the to succeed and by exposing injustice in West” in the Land of Oz, is smart, talented, order to make the world a better place. unusual, independent, strong-hearted A novel called Uncle Tom’s Cabin, for and green, but is teased and left out by example, helped change America’s history. her classmates — and everyone else. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s story about a The Wizard who rules Oz is a bullying family of slaves was hugely popular before leader who is unfair to many of those the Civil War and convinced many white who live in his land, and tries to control people that slavery had to stop. the Animals by taking away their ability More recently, the movie Avatar got to speak. people thinking in new ways about He first uses his power and popularity protecting the environment, the Harry to try to get Elphaba (and her powerful Potter books looked at discrimination magic) to join forces with him. When that through the tension between wizard- doesn’t work, he threatens her and turns born and muggle-born students and the everyone against her. play The Laramie Project offered insights Still, Elphaba stands up against into the attitudes that lead to prejudice this bully and won’t be part of his against gays. plans to scare, control and hurt “It is the glory and good of art, And of course the book To Kill a others. Doing the right thing is Mockingbird is still on school reading lists hard, but heroic. And her actions that art remains the one way 50 years after it first put a spotlight on eventually inspire her former race relations in America. classmate and rival Galinda to possible of speaking truth.” Like those works, the musical WICKED become an “upstander” and uses the power of art to reach and teach change “for good.” — Poet Robert Browning _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Learn with the News _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Many writers are inspired by current events. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Look through today’s news for an interesting story about a situation you think more people _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ need to know about.