bully

๐“ฆ๐“ฑ๐“ช๐“ฝ ๐“จ๐“ธ๐“พ ๐“’๐“ช๐“ท ๐““๐“ธ ๐“ฝ๐“ธ ๐“ข๐“ฝ๐“ธ๐“ถ๐“น ๐“ž๐“พ๐“ฝ ๐“‘๐“พ๐“ต๐“ต๐”‚๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ

๐๐ž ๐€ ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ ๐“๐จ ๐’๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐–๐ก๐จ ๐ˆ๐ฌ ๐๐ž๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐

When someone is down they need a friend. Be there for the person who is being bullied. Be a buddy on school grounds, get together after school, include them in activities, Walk home with them, sit with them on the bus. Being an understanding and supportive friend means so much. Show a kid who is being bullied that you care about them.

๐’๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ ๐”๐ฉ ๐“๐จ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ

If you feel safe and comfortable, tell the bully that what they are doing is mean and wrong. It's not cool and they should stop. Keep it simple. For example, if someone verbally or emotionally bullies you, look them in the eye and say STOP IT NOW.โ€ And then walk away. Even if they are bulling you as you walk away โ€“ keep walking. Do not bully them back. If you are not comfortable standing up to the bully, tell an adult.

๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ญ ๐Ž๐Ÿ ๐€ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐€๐ง๐ ๐๐ž๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐

Very often someone you thought was your friend, has joined the bullyโ€™s side. While this does hurt you, ask yourself … how much of a friend could they have really been if theyโ€™re doing this to you. Find other friends, join groups and clubs at school. The best revenge is for you to be happy!

This and more information can be found at www.stompoutbullying.org.