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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