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Want to help your school cut down on bullying …
Then try the SWARM. What is the SWARM? The SWARM is group of
students who are tired of rude, crude, abusive behavior by a fellow
student either in the classroom or on the playground.
Here’s how it works:
You and your friends can make a big effect when
you see someone being bullied. You do 'The Swarm!' It goes like
this. You notice someone being picked on. If you stand and watch, you
are giving power to the bully. To break into the situation, ask your
friends if they want to swarm over and rescue the victim. All you have
to do is say, "Swarm?"
You gather a group of people together like you
are a swarm of bees coming from a hive. Walk towards the victim and
take his or her hand or lock arms and pull them into your swarm. Leave
with them and pull them away from the ugly situation. Move to another
part of the playground. The surprise element will defuse the
situation.
What fun to see the look on the person who is
bullying's face! This is group power making a statement that people
are to be treated with respect.
Then if you want, you can do a Second Swarm. You
ask your fellow swarmers, "Second Swarm?' If they agree, go back
in a group to the person who has been bullying and catch him or her up
in the swarm! And several of you say to that person, "No more of
that stuff, get it?" or something to let them know that mean
behavior is not acceptable at your school.
It's the group energy of the swarm that scatters
the bullying behavior. People who try to intimidate others by mean
words or actions fall apart when they face a force bigger than their
own. Band together to make your school ground a safer place to be!
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