JOEY A sad story of a 13 year old.. SOME FACTS... Over 160,000 bullied children miss school daily ¼...

JOEY

A sad story of a 13 year old.

SOME FACTS . . .

Over 160,000 bullied children miss school daily

¼ of a million students report being physically attacked

Bullying is most severe in middle school

Most incidences are never reported

Something to think about . . .

Do you consider bullying a problem at Clinton Middle School?


Where do you see this kind of behavior happen?


How do you think that bullying makes victims feel?


In your opinion, why do some kids bully other kids?


Can you think of any recent incidents that affected this country that involved bullying?


Now we will watch the film about Joey.


What are two words that best describe your feelings right now?


Describe specific scenes that affected you the most.


Could Joey have done something to have helped himself?


Why did Joey keep silent about being bullied?


Why do some children keep silent about being bullied?


Who could have helped Joey with this problem?

At home? At school?

At other places?


Why did Andrew choose not to help Joey?


Why do many children not stand up for bullied children?


What could by-standers and on-lookers do to help a child being bullied?


Why did Joey have dark fantasies about harming his classmates?


Do bullied children actually harm themselves?


Why did Joey scream at his little sister?


How did Joey change after being bullied?


What were some of the changes in Joey’s behavior?


Why did Joey’s parents miss these changes?


What are some of the feelings Joey’s dad might have felt after the mirror shattering incident?


Is it realistic to believe that a parent would want to put the bullies in the hospital?


Joey’s parents talked with the principal about Joey being bullied. Were they right to go to school anyway?


Was it too much to ask that Joey just be left alone?


Was the principal helpful to the parents?


Was the principal’s punishment harsh enough?


What would be a realistic punishment for bullies?


How did the unexpected tragedy in this story make you feel?


Why did Andrew have such a problem with Joey’s tragedy?


Who do you turn to when bullying happens?

Something to check out . . .

www.ncyi.org

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