Objectives:

At the end of the session, participants will

be able to:
 Understand and discuss bullying, its
acts and forms.
 Identify and enumerate preventive
measures as an advocate of Bully
Free School .
 Develop action plan applying
preventive measures to prevent
bullying.
Activity 1: Case Analysis
1. Divide participants into 5 groups
2. A representative from each group will
pick one case from 5 scenarios
3. By group, discuss the case for 10
minutes
4. Answer the guide questions in 5
minutes using manila paper and meta
cards.
5. Each group, present the output in 3
minutes.
Case 1:
Nicole is a 15 year old young lady.
Her classmate Sheila always pulls her
long and shiny hair. Nicole told Sheila to
stop but the latter continues to do it. As
a result, Nicole got upset and does not
want to go to school anymore because
of embarrassment.
Case 2:
Samantha has a purely dark
skin because of her complexion her
classmates teased her, that people
with dark skin has bad odor and
usually possess some virus. She
cried because she’s helpless and
nobody helped her. She feels
weaker and anxious.
Case 3:
Joshua always hears bad
remarks because of his old style of
dressing. His clothes are out of
fashion because of poverty. His
classmates give him some funny
name calling. Other classmates
would laugh at it most of the time.
He feels more rejected and
humiliated every time this happens.
Case 4:
As Darlene is getting on the hallway.
Amy sticks out her foot and trips her.
Darlene stumbles and almost falls while
Amy is heard saying loudly to a friend,
“Darlene is so fat she can’t fit down the
aisle.” Darlene is still standing in the
aisle and its clear that she’s about to cry.
As Amy and her friends are doubled up
with laughter.
Case 5:
Mario is a grade VII student. Every
time he reports in class a group of
students interrupts him, tells him “you
have the wrong information.” Mario feels
disappointed and wanted to go back to
the province.
Guide Questions:
1. How do you feel after reading the case?
(pink)
2. What forms of bullying did you identify?
(yellow)
3. What would you do as the teacher? (blue)
4. What do you think are the roles and
responsibilities of the school in preventing
bullying? (violet)
5. What do you think are some effective
preventive measures for bullying? (green)
Analysis

1. What were common in the cases

presented?
2. What were your insights and
realization from the given cases?
3. How would you connect the
learning with your role in the
school?
Abstraction
BULLYING or PEER ABUSE
 refers to willful aggressive behavior
that is directed, towards a particular
victim who may be:
 outnumbered,
 younger,
 weak,
 with disability,
 less confident
 or otherwise vulnerable
 Bullying is committed when a student
commits an act or series of acts directed
towards another student, or a series of
single acts directed towards several
students in a school setting or a place of
learning, which results in physical and
mental abuse, harassment, intimidation or
humiliation.
 A form of violence defined as repeated
and systematic harassment and attacks
on others
 Is essentially intimidating people
perceived as weak or weaker, than the
bully, which is characterized by a
pattern of behavior rather than an
isolated event which makes it distinct
from other forms of violence
Acts of Bullying

 Threats to inflict a wrong upon

the person, honor or property of
the person on his /her family.
 Stalking or constantly following
or pursuing a person in his/her
daily activities, with unwanted
and obsessive attention
 Taking property
 Public humiliation or public and malicious
imputation of a crime or of a vice or
defect, whether real or imaginary, or any
act, omission, condition, status, or
circumstance tending to cause dishonor,
discredit or expose a person to contempt.
 Deliberate destruction or defacement of,
or damage to the child’s property
 Restraining the liberty or freedom of the
pupil or student
 Physical violence committed upon a
student, which may or may not result to
harm or injury, with or without the aid of a
weapon. Such violence may be in the
form of mauling, hitting, punching, kicking,
throwing things at the students, pinching,
spanking or other similar acts.
 Demanding or requiring sexual or
monetary favors, or exacting money or
property from pupil or student
 Forms of Bullying

 Physical Bullying- Any unwanted,

hurtful and sudden physical
contact between the bully and the
victim, with the victim having no
means to defend themselves.
 Psychological Bullying
Any act that causes damage to
a victim’s psyche and/or emotional
well-being and any similar acts that
create adverse impact on the
psychological well-being of the
victim.
 Sexual Bullying- The act that
embarrass, annoy, irritate,
threat and torment the mind of
the child, which results in an
intimidating, hostile or offensive
environment for the child.
 Emotional Bullying - An act
that causes the victim undue
emotional distress like directing
foul language or profanity at the
target.
 Cyber Bullying- any conduct
resulting in harassment, intimidation or
humiliation through electronic means
or other technology such as, but not
limited to texting, email, instant
messaging, chatting, internet, social
networking website or other platforms
or format.
Preventive Measures:

 Integration of education sessions on

bullying and positive discipline in the
initiatives of Parent-Teachers Associations
(PTAs)
 Formation of support groups among
teaching staff, and parents and caregivers.
 Include bullying in the homeroom
discussion.
 Encouraging and supporting student-led
initiatives to raise awareness on children’s
right, bullying, and positive discipline
 Setting up child-friendly mechanisms for
obtaining children’s views and participation
in the formulation, monitoring and
assessment of school rules and policies
related to student discipline.
 Organize peer education in school
 Organize Child Protection Policy in
school
 Set up child protection corner
 Make a newsletter emphasizing
children rights
 Conduct parents assembly and
discuss bullying
 Create pet project through SSG/SPG
as an advocates of School Free
Bullying Zone
Application:

 By school, come up with your action plan

showing best practices in handling the
cases of bullying in the context of DepEd
No. 40, s. 2012 and applying preventive
measures as an advocate of Bully Free
School.
 Golden Rule

“ Do unto others
what others you
want to do unto
you.”
References:
DepEd Order No. 40, s. 2012
World Reports Towards A Child-
Friendly Education Environment
Gracias!