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Topic: Harassment Prevention
Grade Level: 6-9
Synopsis
In harassment situations, there are almost always three types of students: the perpetrator, the victim, and the bystanders (students who watch and do nothing). According to one study, bystanders who do intervene stop bullying 57% of the time in less than 10 seconds. CLIMB's three new bullying and harassment plays inspire bystanders to intervene. Todd Slichter has managed to steer clear of the rumors, gossip, insults, and fights rampant through out his middle school until Todd's lab partner, Stacia, begins bullying his other lab partner, Byron. As Todd and Byron build an unlikely friendship, Todd begins to feel empathy for his new friend, especially when Stacia launches a vicious campaign of cyberbullying aimed at Byron. Still, it take s a lockdown to finally push Todd, the bystander, into action.
Educational Objectives - To demonstrate the roles of the harasser, the target, and the bystander in a harassment situation
- To demonstrate the ways by which bystander inaction can exacerbate a harassment situation
- To explore the reasons why bystanders frequently choose not to take action when they see another person being harassed
- To model positive bystander behavior and to demonstrate both the positive and the negative possible consequences of bystander intervention
- To show that a motivator for bystander intervention is positive self-identification
Space Requirements: 30x25 feet deep x 10 feet high ceiling
Audience Size: 500
Running Time: 40 minutes
Cost: click here Interested in booking? “Through your plays you validate the difficulties and open the door to discussions about the realities of middle school. The presentation not only calls by name and action the blatant reality of harassment, they also give students hope that they are not alone, and that solutions and self advocacy are a possibility. We see and feel the reality that being a bystander can further damage and hurt someone being victimized.”
- T. Skahan, Teacher, Sauk Rapids Middle School, Sauk Rapids, MN |
