Resource Page on Bullying | Warning to student and parents/legal guardians.

The CC&DC Staff will create an incident report that will be logged internally and on the student’s Jack Rabbit account. | Asked to leave class, rehearsal or the show for that day.

The CC&DC Staff will create an incident report that will be logged internally and on the student’s Jack Rabbit account. | The student will be asked to leave the school and/or production.

The CC&DC Staff will create an incident report that will be logged internally and on the student’s Jack Rabbit account. |

Definitions

• “Any act that intends to do harm, continued repeatedly within a relationship.” (dancespirit.com)
• “Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time.” - (stopbullying.gov)

Types of Bullying

1. Verbal bullying is saying or writing mean things. Verbal bullying includes:
   1. Teasing/taunting
   2. Name-calling
   3. Inappropriate sexual comments
   4. Threatening to cause harm
2. Social bullying, sometimes referred to as relational bullying, involves hurting someone’s reputation or relationships. Social bullying includes:
   1. Leaving someone out on purpose
   2. Telling other children not to be friends with someone
   3. Spreading rumors about someone
   4. Embarrassing someone in public
3. Physical bullying involves hurting a person’s body or possessions. Physical bullying includes:
   1. Hitting/kicking/pinching/spitting
   2. Tripping/pushing
   3. Taking or breaking someone’s things
   4. Making mean or rude hand gesture
4. Cyberbullying is the use of technology to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target another person.
   1. Online threats and mean, aggressive, or rude texts, tweets, posts, or messages all count. So does posting personal information, pictures, or videos designed to hurt or embarrass someone else. (kidshealth.org)

Bystanders & Upstanders

There are many things that bystanders to bullying can do to become upstanders:

• Question the bullying behavior. Simple things like changing the subject or questioning the behavior can shift the focus.
• Use humor to say something funny and redirect the conversation.
• There is strength in numbers too! Bystanders can intervene as a group to show there are several people who don’t agree with the bullying.
• Walk with the person who is the target of bullying to help diffuse potential bullying interactions.
• Reach out privately to check in with the person who was bullied to let them know you do not agree with it and that you care. It makes a difference.
• Be Someone’s Hero video in English or Spanish for an example of how to be an upstander.

Being Bullied

• Report the behavior to an instructor or trusted adult as soon as you can.
• One of the most effective methods to deal with a bully is to ignore them. If a bully is trying to get a rise out of you, they’ll get frustrated if you don’t react. “It’s like giving a 3-year-old a time-out,” Linda Hamilton, a psychologist specializing in the performing arts says. “You take away the attention the person craves.” If you don’t get visibly upset, the bully may lose interest in you as a target.