Kids Take On Bullying
Webinar Series
Session 1
What is the
Kids Take On Bullying Challenge?
Partnership between PACER’s National
Bullying Prevention Center and Cartoon
Network’s Stop Bullying: Speak Up
This challenge is all about empowering
kids to take on bullying wherever they see
it – at school, in their community or
online.
Cartoon Network’s
Stop Bullying: Speak Up
Kids told us they felt bullying was an issue they
2010 could change if given the right tools
Stop Bullying: Speak Up is Cartoon Network’s
commitment to address bullying among kids. We do
this by empowering our audience to speak up safely
and effectively in the face of bullying, while helping
kids develop greater kindness, compassion, and
empathy skills that stop bullying before it starts.
It Takes All of Us to Take on Bullying!
• More than 130 entries to the Kids Take On Bullying Challenge
• Students from across the country participated, including California, Rhode Island,
New Mexico, Florida, Washington, Wyoming, and more!
• Kids from 1st grade to 12th grade all had great ideas to share
What will the webinar series include?
We will be meeting for 6 weeks, on Thursdays at 2:30 – 3:15 pm CST
• February 17 • March 10
• February 24 • March 24
• March 3 • March 31
Note: We are skipping the week of March 14 – 18th for Spring Break.
Each session will be recorded & available to watch if you aren’t able to make a
session. These will be posted on KidsTakeOnBullying.org the following day.
What will the webinar series include?
Each session will be 45 minutes and will feature:
• Session welcome and ice breaker
• Education
• Interaction
At the end of each session, we will stay on the
webinar to answer any specific questions you have
or topics you want to talk about! This portion will
NOT be recorded or shared.
Get To Know You!
1) Are you in elementary school, middle
school or high school?
2) Where in the US are you located?
East coast, west coast, or midwest?
3) Have you been involved with bullying
prevention before?
Why Does Bullying Prevention Matter?
More than 1 of 5 five students report being bullied. This means
they might be scared to go to school or it can make it hard to
concentrate because they’re afraid of being bullied.
Bullying can lower self-esteem and self-confidence. It can make
students feel all alone and like no one cares.
It’s not just targets of bullying who are hurt by. Bullying hurts
everyone involved.
We can all play a role in preventing bullying and creating a
world without bullying!
What is Bullying?
A lot of kids describe bullying as “When someone tries make you feel
bad about yourself.”
It’s bullying if:
• Someone is being hurt or harmed by words or actions.
• The person being hurt has a hard time making it stop.
• The behavior usually happens more than once
• The kids who are doing it have more power.
What does it mean to have more power?
Power can mean the person bullying is older, bigger, more popular, or there is a
group of kids bullying one person.
Types of Bullying
Physical: Pushing, shoving, hitting, kicking, damaging someone
else’s things.
Verbal: Teasing, name calling, threats, mean jokes, rumors,
gossip, saying things about someone that aren’t true.
Emotional: Leaving someone out on purpose, telling lies about
someone, embarrassing someone publicly.
Cyberbullying: Sending mean text messages, posting videos or
photos to make fun of someone, spreading rumors online.
Impact of Bullying
• School – When students experience bullying, it can make it hard to focus or be
interested in learning .
• Feelings – When kids are worried about bullying, it can lead to low self-
esteem and self- confidence. It can also lead to feeling sad, angry or lonely.
• Interests – Bullying can lead kids to lose interest in activities they use to enjoy,
like after school clubs or sports.
Bullying can make you feel alone and like no ones
cares.
Who Is Involved?
TARGET Person who is being
bullied
STUDENT WHO Person whose actions
BULLIES cause hurt or harm
WITNESS OR Person who sees or
BYSTANDER knows of the behavior
Important Things To Remember
And to add to it all, the role that any students play in a bullying
situation can change.
Somebody who was bullied one day might make fun of a
younger kid the next day.
That’s why it’s important not to label other kids as a “bully”.
When someone is labeled this way, everyone starts to think of
them that way and that nothing can change.
Again, bullying is about behavior. And behavior CAN change!
Important Things To Remember
Bullying is all about behavior.
Bullying could be directed at anyone & it can also
be shown by anyone. It’s not defined by
appearance.
The one sure thing is that no one EVER deserves to
be bullied and everyone has the RIGHT to be safe.
Did You Know?
Let’s start thinking more about bullying and its
impact. This will give us time to start thinking
about what bullying looks like at your school or
in your community – and how this might impact
your amazing idea!
Read the question on the slides – and talk about
it if you are watching as a group. We will have
about 1 minute per each question for responses
and will then find out the answer and talk about
it!
Did You Know?
What is bullying?
A) Accidentally running into someone in the hallway and
apologizing
B) When a group of kids purposely excludes the new kid
from recess
C) Taking the last dessert at lunch
D) When two kids disagree about the music they like.
Did You Know?
Is bullying the
same as conflict?
YES NO
they are the same they are different
Did You Know?
If you tell an adult about
bullying, it’s considered
tattling or “snitching”
YES NO
Did You Know?
Can someone who you
thought was a friend be
bullying you?
YES NO
Did You Know?
Who is affected by bullying?
A) Those who are bullied
B) Those who bully
C) Those who see it
D) All of the above
Did You Know?
Do most schools have
bullying prevention
policies?
YES NO
Did You Know?
What should you do if you’re being
bullied?
A) Speak up
B) Tell an adult
C) Know you have the right to be safe
D) All of the above
Did You Know?
Why does it matter if we have bullying
at school?
A) It doesn’t – it’s just a part of growing up
B) So students learn which of their peers are in charge
C) Because it negatively impacts everyone
D) Because some students deserve it
Reflection Questions
What is one thing
everyone should know
about bullying?
Reflection Questions
Why is it important
for students
to take on bullying?
What To Expect Next Week
NEXT SESSION: Thursday, February 24th at 2:30 pm CST
WHAT TO EXPECT:
• Roles Student Play In Bullying
• Diving Deeper – What does bullying look like in your
school, community, or online space?
REMINDERS:
• This webinar will be archived and posted at
KidsTakeOnBullying.org
• We will be available for the next 15 – 20 minutes if you
have any questions!
