Bullying
​"A teacher in New York was teaching her class about bullying and gave them the following exercise to perform. She had the children take a piece of paper and told them to crumple it up, stomp on it and really mess it up, but do not rip it. Then she had them unfold the paper, smooth it out and look at how scarred and dirty it was. She then told them to tell it they’re sorry. Now....even though they said they were sorry and tried to fix the paper, she pointed out all the scars they left behind.
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And that those scars will never go away no matter how hard they tried to fix it. That is what happens when a child bully's another child, they may say they’re sorry but the scars are there forever. The looks on the faces of the children in the classroom told her the message hit home."
Anton Hocking
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Pick a student to read this everyday:
STUDENT BILL OF RIGHTS
I HAVE A RIGHT TO BE HAPPY AND TO BE TREATED WITH COMPASSION IN THIS ROOM.
THIS MEANS THAT NO ONE WILL LAUGH AT ME OR HURT MY FEELINGS.
I HAVE A RIGHT TO BE MYSELF IN THIS ROOM.
THIS MEANS THAT NO ONE WILL TREAT ME UNFAIRLY BECAUSE I AM
BLACK OR WHITE,
FAT OR THIN,
TALL OR SHORT,
BOY OR GIRL.
I HAVE A RIGHT BE SAFE IN THIS ROOM.
THIS MEANS THAT NO ONE WILL
HIT ME,
KICK ME,
PUSH ME,
PINCH ME,
BITE ME,
OR HURT ME.
I HAVE A RIGHT TO HEAR AND BE HEARD IN THIS ROOM.
THIS MEANS THAT NO ONE WILL
YELL,
SCREAM,
SHOUT,
OR MAKE LOUD NOISES.
I HAVE A RIGHT TO LEARN ABOUT MYSELF IN THIS ROOM.
THIS MEANS THAT I WILL BE FREE TO EXPRESS MY FEELINGS AND OPINIONS WITHOUT BEING INTERRUPTED OR PUNISHED.
Author unknown
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