Bullying Prevention
What is bullying?
Bullying is when someone is hurt byunwanted words or actions, more than onceand has a hard time stopping what ishappening to them.
Bullying is a repeated, aggressive andunwanted behavior. It is an imbalance ofpower and hurts or harms another personphysically or emotionally.
Kindness
What is kindness?
Kindness is the quality of beingfriendly, generous, and considerate.
- Clearly define what kindness is.
- How are you going to show kindness?
- Periodically review and reflect on how you have shown kindness to others in the classroom.
How To Support This At Home
Social Emotional Learning is important. SEL can be developed both at school and at home.
Here’s some ways you can support this:
- Discuss strategies with your child about what to do if they feel that they are being bullied.
- Talk with your child about what to do if they see someone bullying someone else.
- Read a book about bullying awareness and kindness. Here are some suggestions!
C.A.R.E. at BBCPS
At the Banneker, we CARE!
CARE, which stands for Community, Achievement, Responsibility and Experience, are the values we uphold as a school. Classrooms create their class rules based on these principles, and we celebrate students who exemplify CARE on a monthly basis.
