The Bully, The

Bullied, and The

Bystander

By: Timothy Blumenthal, Alyssa Campbell, Laila Smith,

and Courtney Stark
The Problem of Bullying
✗ Bullying is a worldwide issue
✗ Detrimental effects on victims
✗ Depression and anxiety (walkingtimes)

✗ Loss of interest in activities

✗ Damage can be long term (Banks)
✗ In this presentation, we will discuss the
roles of the bully, bullied, and bystander
Addressing Bullying
✗ Bullying is not frequently addressed
(Olweus)
✗ Lack of knowledge in schools about
(Iqbal)

damage
✗ Little is done to stop it
✗ Spread knowledge about it
✗ Inform people how to deal with
bullying
What is bullying?
✗ “Abuse or mistreatment of someone
vulnerable by someone stronger”
(merriam-webster) (“One Boy…”)

✗ “When one person hurts

another”(Richardson)
✗ “When someone tears or belittles or
makes another human feel bad”
(Curtis)
Bully, Bullied, and Bystander

✗ Bully: Instigates situation, targets a

particular person or group of people
✗ Bullied: The targeted person or group (Satta)

of people suffering abuse from a bully

✗ Bystander: Someone who observes a
situation of bullying and does not get
involved
(Olweus)
Types of Bullying
✗ Physical Bullying: Bully attacks using physical force
✗ Verbal Bullying: Words are used to harm a victim
✗ Cyberbullying: Bullying is done over the internet
✗ Emotional Bullying: Bully tries to lower the victim’s (Moore)

social status
✗ Prejudicial Bullying: Bullying is based on a prejudice
✗ Sexual Bullying: Sexual name-calling and rumors are
spread about a victim
(Verywell Family)
EDHS Bullying Policy
✗ All bullying is prohibited
✗ Punished by detention, saturday school, or
suspension (stopitsolutions)
✗ If repeated can lead to transfer to another
school or expulsion (“Student Handbook”)
✗ EDHS faculty are willing to help
✗ EDHS uses an anti-bullying app to help report
bullying (STOPit)
Types of Bullying
Present at EDHS
✗ Verbal, Prejudice, Physical, and
cyberbullying are most apparent (studybreaks)

✗ Rude and judgemental comments

✗ Racial slurs
✗ Fights on campus
✗ Hateful comments on social media
 Examples of Bullying on
and off Campus
✗ Cyberbullying: Degrading images/comments
✗ Physical Bullying: Pushing/shoving
(ModieG)
✗ Emotional: Humiliation, blackmail
✗ Sexual: Making sexual jokes, gestures, or comments
✗ Verbal: Teasing, taunting, threatening
✗ Prejudice: Racial slurs, mocking someone’s
race/culture
Understanding Bullies
✗ Taking out emotions
✗ Feeling power over another (Olweus)
✗ Sometimes don’t realise they’re bullies
(Haefeli)

(Banks)
What to do if you’re
being bullied?
✗ Stay calm (“Man in Stress and
Crisis…”)
✗ Try laughing it off and staying in
control of your emotions
✗ Talk to the school counsellors
(Kowalski)
What to do if you
witness bullying?
✗ Report it to the counsellors
✗ Get involved - If it’s not dangerous to (Sword and Zimbardo)

do so, confront the bully

✗ Don’t be a bystander (do something)!
(Kowalski)
What to do if you’re a
bully?
✗ Talk to your parents and school (“Bullying in the...”)

counsellors
✗ Get counselling
✗ Learn anger management skills
(Banks)
Conclusion
✗ Thousands of youth are sadly plagued by
bullying across the nation every day
✗ Bullying for the victims can lead to (“I Dislike”)

depression, anxiety, and even long term

problems.
✗ Don’t be a bystander, only you can stop
bullying
✗ Make sure to tell a teacher, or authority if
you do see bullying
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