JOEY

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JOEY

• A sad story of a 13 year old.

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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

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Something to think about . . .

• Do you consider bullying a problem at Clinton
  Middle School?

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Something to think about . . .

• Where do you see this kind of behavior happen?

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Something to think about . . .

• How do you think that bullying makes victims feel?

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Something to think about . . .

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

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Something to think about . . .

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

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Something to think about . . .

• Now we will watch the film about Joey.

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Something to think about . . .

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

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Something to think about . . .

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

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Something to think about . . .

• Describe specific scenes that affected you the
  most.

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Something to think about . . .

• Could Joey have done something to have helped
  himself?

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Something to think about . . .

• Why did Joey keep silent about being bullied?

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Something to think about . . .

• Why do some children keep silent about being
  bullied?

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Something to think about . . .

• Who could have helped Joey with this problem?
• At home? At school?
• At other places?

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Something to think about . . .

• Why did Andrew choose not to help Joey?

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Something to think about . . .

• Why do many children not stand up for bullied
  children?

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Something to think about . . .

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

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Something to think about . . .

• Why did Joey have dark fantasies about harming
  his classmates?

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Something to think about . . .

• Do bullied children actually harm themselves?

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Something to think about . . .

• Why did Joey scream at his little sister?

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Something to think about . . .

• How did Joey change after being bullied?

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Something to think about . . .

• What were some of the changes in Joeys behavior?

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Something to think about . . .

• Why did Joeys parents miss these changes?

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Something to think about . . .

• What are some of the feelings Joeys dad might
  have felt after the mirror shattering incident?

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Something to think about . . .

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

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Something to think about . . .

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

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Something to think about . . .

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

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Something to think about . . .

• Was the principal helpful to the parents?

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Something to think about . . .

• Was the principals punishment harsh enough?

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Something to think about . . .

• What would be a realistic punishment for bullies?

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Something to think about . . .

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

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Something to think about . . .

• Why did Andrew have such a problem with Joeys
  tragedy?

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Something to think about . . .

• Who do you turn to when bullying happens?

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Something to check out . . .

• www.ncyi.org