Bystanders
A bullying situation doesn't just involve the bully and the victim. Often there are people who have watched or heard about the situation. Bystanders have the most important job; they are able to report the situation when the victim can't, and sometimes it's only themselves holding them back.
There are many ways that a bystander can respond to the problem. Bad bystanders will either tell the bully to hurt someone, encourage the bully to keep going, join in with the bully, or do nothing. Good bystanders will either defend the victim and confront the bully or tell someone. They are afraid to do the right thing for many reasons; they may feel that they can't stop the bully, think that telling a peer won't be any help or will make things worse, fear becoming a victim themselves, or simply don't know what to do. These worries can be easily fixed. It is easy to stand up to the bully if a bystander convinces friends to stand with them. No-one wants to feel guilty for the victim, so they will often defend the victim with you. If no-one does, telling an adult is the only option; even if no peers know about it, the bullying situation has to be stopped.
There are many ways that a bystander can respond to the problem. Bad bystanders will either tell the bully to hurt someone, encourage the bully to keep going, join in with the bully, or do nothing. Good bystanders will either defend the victim and confront the bully or tell someone. They are afraid to do the right thing for many reasons; they may feel that they can't stop the bully, think that telling a peer won't be any help or will make things worse, fear becoming a victim themselves, or simply don't know what to do. These worries can be easily fixed. It is easy to stand up to the bully if a bystander convinces friends to stand with them. No-one wants to feel guilty for the victim, so they will often defend the victim with you. If no-one does, telling an adult is the only option; even if no peers know about it, the bullying situation has to be stopped.