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By shutting down rumors, you can really
help that person out. Ask your friends
A classmate starts a rumor about someone how they would feel if people were
at school, and your friends start talking spreading rumors about them; maybe
about it in a group message. Do you some of them have experienced mean
take action? rumors. It can help to remind people to
be empathetic based on their previous
experiences. If that feels too involved, or
Yes No
too awkward, post a sticker telling them
to cut it out.
Someone takes another person’s profile
picture and turns it into a hurtful meme. It You can report the photo to a site admin,
becomes the number-one joke at ask an authority figure for help,
school, spreading like wildfire. Do you and--most importantly--tell your friends
take action?
not to join in on the bullying, as in not to
share the meme with anyone else. It’s
Yes No easier to stop bullying when you’ve got
a team.
Sources
http://iwitnessbullying.org/quiz
