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Silence Hurts Us
Speak Up!
Silence Hurts Us
• Imagine this:• The bell for lunch is about to ring…
• Tommy Trackstar and Hannah Hurdler wait at the classroom door…
• the bell rings and they’re off… • sprinting down the hallway at 100 mph• they must be the first in the lunch line!
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• Polly Pedestrian calmly walks down another hall…
• she approaches a corner…
• Tommy and Hannah approach the same corner from a different hall…
• they have slowed to 98 mph - (it is a corner)
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• CRASH!• Books and bodies (but no blood - we must
keep this G rated) are scattered everywhere.• What if someone would have said
“Please don’t run.”• or “Why such a hurry?” or “Slow down.”• Bumps and bruises could have been avoided.
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• Speak Up
• because Silence Hurts all of Us
Silence Hurts Us
• Imagine if…
• Wally Wallwriter was about to scribble his silly signature on the bathroom wall…
• and someone speaks up and says • “Wall writing is wrong Wally – Won’t you
stop?”
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• Gabby Gossipwicky starts a conversation with
• “Did you hear that so and so said such and such and …”
• and someone speaks up and says• “Say something nice or nothing at all.”
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• Speak Up
• because Silence Hurts all of Us
Silence Hurts Us
• Imagine if…
• Buddy Budgeway tried to tiptoe to the top of the lunch line …
• Chelsey Cheatster tried to copy Cathy’s computer comments …
• and someone speaks up and says• “Stop that. It isn’t right.”
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• Imagine if …
• Brutus Bullyboy persistently pestered Victor Victimson…
• and no one said anything.
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• Every day someone is a victim of bullying.• Don’t let it happen.• Speak up.
• Because Silence Hurts all of Us
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• SO … you aren’t someone who bullies others, and you haven’t been bullied yourself.
• BUT … if you see it happening to others, you can help put a stop to it.
• It might be easier to stand by and watch, or to try to ignore it, but think about how you would feel if the bullying was happening to YOU.
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• Speak up!• Say something like:• “Cut it out.” • “Nobody thinks that’s funny.”• “That is not cool.”
• When kids who bully see that other kids don’t think it is cool, they are more likely to stop.
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• One of the best things you can do for a person who is being bullied is just to be there for him or her, and be a friend.
• Don’t be just a bystander, stand by them.
• Report the bullying to an adult.
• Who should you tell?– Teacher– Counselor– Parent– Coach– Resource Officer– Administrator
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• The SHU Box is a way to anonymously report bully, hazing, and other student issues.
• The SHU Box was created to break the code or culture of silence that exists in schools.
• What types of things can I report?• You can report through the SHU Box anything
from bullying to drugs to sexual harassment, discrimination, verbal harassment, threats, vandalism, or other non-emergency but dangerous behavior.
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• Why should I report?• By submitting a report, you help
administrators to become more aware of the incidents happening in our school. They can’t fix problems if they don’t know about them. By reporting, you make our school a better and safer place to be.
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• When will someone read the comments placed in SHU Box?
• Daily. Everyday a responsible adult will read the comments and report the findings to the appropriate people. Counselors, the resource officer, and/or an administrator will then act to fix the problem.
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• If you would like to report an issue please write your comment on a piece of paper and take it to the counseling office. The SHU box will be available for you to report your comment.
• Please only put comments in the SHU box, and only comments that you know to be true and that you think might help your peers.
• Now you can “Speak Up” digitally.• Go to the TH Bell Website
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Click on the Students menu > Silence Hurts Us > to find a digital way to report any incident.
Silence Hurts Us
• Speak Up
• because Silence Hurts all of Us
Silence Hurts Us
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