Task: Identify if the following situations depict bullying and justify your answers.
#### Situation 1:
Eloy keeps bothering Joey and threatens to beat him every day after school.
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Yes: ✓
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Why: Eloy's behavior involves repeated harassment (bothering Joey daily) and threats of physical harm (threatening to beat Joey). These actions are consistent with bullying, as they involve intimidation, fear, and a power imbalance where Eloy is using his influence or strength to control Joey.
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#### Situation 2:
Ali posted a photo of Helena on the internet. It caused an uproar, and Hilda was so humiliated that she doesn’t want to go outside her home.
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Yes: ✓
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Why: Ali's action of posting a photo of Helena online without consent and causing humiliation for Hilda constitutes cyberbullying. The act of sharing personal information or images without permission and causing emotional distress (humiliation and social withdrawal) are key indicators of bullying.
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#### Situation 3:
Red and Iris fought before Red’s birthday. However, they made up immediately after a long talk.
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No: ✗
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Why: While Red and Iris had a fight, their immediate resolution through a conversation and making up indicates that this was a conflict between equals rather than bullying. Bullying typically involves a repeated pattern of aggressive behavior and a power imbalance, neither of which is present here since the issue was resolved amicably.
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#### Situation 4:
Marites kept on telling her classmates not to talk to Hugo. If they did, Marites would beat them.
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Yes: ✓
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Why: Marites is exerting control over her classmates by threatening violence (beating them) if they interact with Hugo. This behavior isolates Hugo and uses fear and coercion to maintain dominance, which are hallmark characteristics of bullying.
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Final Answer:
1.
Eloy and Joey: Yes
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Why: Repeated harassment and threats of physical harm.
2.
Ali and Helena/Hilda: Yes
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Why: Cyberbullying through unauthorized posting of a photo and causing humiliation.
3.
Red and Iris: No
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Why: A conflict between equals resolved through communication.
4.
Marites and Hugo: Yes
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Why: Threats of violence to isolate Hugo and control classmates.
Boxed Final Answer:
\boxed{
\begin{array}{ll}
\text{1. Yes} & \text{(Harassment and threats)} \\
\text{2. Yes} & \text{(Cyberbullying and humiliation)} \\
\text{3. No} & \text{(Conflict resolved amicably)} \\
\text{4. Yes} & \text{(Threats to isolate and control)}
\end{array}
}
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of bullying worksheet for kindergarten.
