Last week, Year 6 learned about how upstanders (witnesses to bullying who try to positively intervene).
The children discussed how it's not always appropriate or safe to publicly intervene bullying, so upstanders can make the choice of privately intervening, too.
When discussing private upstander actions, Oak class came up with:
- Ask how they’re doing in a text or direct message.
- Say something kind or complimentary in an anonymous post, comment, or direct message (if you’re using media that lets you stay anonymous).
- Tell them you’re there for them if they want to talk after school.
- In a quiet conversation in person or on the phone, tell them you thought the mean behavior was wrong and ask if they feel like talking about what happened.
Lime class came up with these actions when intervening publicly:
- Call out the mean behavior (not the person), saying it’s not cool.
- Say something nice about the target in a post or comment.
- Get friends to compliment the target online, too.
- Offline, you can invite the person to hang out with you on the playground or sit
- with you at lunch.
Almond class said, "No matter how you choose to be an upstander, you have both public and private
options for reporting. This could mean reporting bullying behavior via a website
or application interface, or reporting what’s going on to an adult you trust."
By the end of the lesson, Year 6 understood that they had choices as a witness, and they should always try their best to positively intervene and be an upstander!
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