Bully Prevention

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Be a Buddy:

If a student is witnessing another student being bullied, they should suggest to the bully to stop in a soft non-aggressive tone. It's important to create a culture at school in which most of the students take the proactive approach which makes it very difficult for bullying to exist. Strength is in numbers and if most students bond together toward a common goal, it makes it difficult for the few bullies to succeed at disturbing a positive environment. Buffy shares an antidote about a kid named Larry that he attended grade school with. Larry was a poor kid that got picked on by many kids because he often wore raggedy clothes to school. Buffy was one of the students that had compassion for Larry and would ask the bullies to not bully Larry. 

Act of Kindness:

True happiness comes from within by helping others by brightening someone's day with a random act of kindness by paying it forward. A smile, holding the door open for someone, or just saying hello to a stranger! he greatest act of mankind is to inspire other humans by uplifting them instead of tearing them down.

Student Policing:

Teachers can't see everything and that's when bullying usually takes place. Hallways, Bus, Cafeteria, Library etc. That's why students should police each other and have each other's back when they see any bulling. When students witness another student being bullied, students should encourage the bully to not bully the particular student instead of laughing 

Proactive Encouragement: 

IIf one has compassion for others by placing themselves in another person shoes, it would detour us from being judgmental. We did not create any of our physical features so why tease or hurt someone's feelings because of their physical attributes. We have no control of who our parents are, or social status.

Social Status:

Classicism is a real issue that is  an underlying problem in our society but doesn't get much attention. The homeless person on the street corner deserves to be treated with the same amount of respect as the rich person. One should treat others the way they want to be treated. 

Inclusion:

Don't prejudge anyone because they are different. It's okay to be different. Most people are bullied or mistreated because they're different. This is the root cause of most social issues. Regardless of race, political views, financial status, gender, nationality style, etc.  Through his travels, Buffy shares his experiences in which he has interacted with people that are good and bad from different backgrounds. Never judge people based on what you see but by the content of their character.    

Cyber Bullying:

Cyber bulling is just as harmful as in school bullying. Before hitting the send button students should think of the consequences before submitting the hurtful message. Our motto is "Treat others the way you want to be treated" and we all know how we want to be treated. Every human likes the feeling that permeates from being uplifted by someone as opposed to being suppressed. Buffy always ask students how they feel when a fellow student compliments them as opposed to saying something mean.  

Report:

When all else fells, if a bully continues to zero in on a particular student, a fellow student should report the ongoing bullying to a teacher or administrator.