Objective- Students will develop an understanding of what a bystander is\
and what a bystander can do.
Scenario #1: You notice a friend’s phone is blowing up with texts from their boyfriend/girlfriend/partner.
They look uncomfortable or upset by the texts. Their partner is asking where they are and who they are with.
and what a bystander can do.
Scenario #1: You notice a friend’s phone is blowing up with texts from their boyfriend/girlfriend/partner.
They look uncomfortable or upset by the texts. Their partner is asking where they are and who they are with.
What are you thinking?:
Options to intervene:
© Ashley Bendiksen | Survivor Speaker, Educator, Activist | www.ashleybendiksen.com
Scenario #2: Someone you know suddenly seems detached.
They’re skipping class frequently or maybe they’ve dropped out of a club.
They might be staying in more, interact with friends less, and even seem depressed.
Their physical appearance seems to have changed too.
They’re skipping class frequently or maybe they’ve dropped out of a club.
They might be staying in more, interact with friends less, and even seem depressed.
Their physical appearance seems to have changed too.
What are you thinking?:
Options to intervene:
© Ashley Bendiksen | Survivor Speaker, Educator, Activist | www.ashleybendiksen.com
Scenario #3: You’re entering a party when you notice a couple leaving.
Both look extremely intoxicated, and one is hardly able to stand or walk on their own.
Both look extremely intoxicated, and one is hardly able to stand or walk on their own.
What are you thinking?:
Options to intervene:
© Ashley Bendiksen | Survivor Speaker, Educator, Activist | www.ashleybendiksen.com
Scenario #4: You’re at a school dance when you see a couple arguing in the far corner of the dance floor.
The guy is yelling at the girl and she is crying. You see him grab her by the arm and pull her gently. They leave the dance together.
The guy is yelling at the girl and she is crying. You see him grab her by the arm and pull her gently. They leave the dance together.
What are you thinking?:
Options to intervene:
© Ashley Bendiksen | Survivor Speaker, Educator, Activist | www.ashleybendiksen.com
Scenario #5: You’re at a party with a group of friends.
There’s a guy you don’t know well hitting on your friend and trying to get her to drink.
She’s pretty shy and doesn’t usually drink alcohol. She looks like she’s feeling uncomfortable.
There’s a guy you don’t know well hitting on your friend and trying to get her to drink.
She’s pretty shy and doesn’t usually drink alcohol. She looks like she’s feeling uncomfortable.
What are you thinking?:
Options to intervene:
© Ashley Bendiksen | Survivor Speaker, Educator, Activist | www.ashleybendiksen.com
Scenario #6: One of your friends is complaining that her boyfriend isn’t answering her texts.
It bothers her so much that she keeps texting, and calling, and threatening him if he doesn’t respond.
Then she goes onto social media and figures out where he is. She says she’s leaving to go find him.
It bothers her so much that she keeps texting, and calling, and threatening him if he doesn’t respond.
Then she goes onto social media and figures out where he is. She says she’s leaving to go find him.
What are you thinking?:
Options to intervene:
© Ashley Bendiksen | Survivor Speaker, Educator, Activist | www.ashleybendiksen.com
Scenario #7: You’re in the hallway when you see a student laughing and making jokes toward a gay classmate of yours.
He is using derogatory names and making inappropriate jokes about his sexual preferences.
The person being bullied looks uncomfortable, but doesn’t say anything.
He is using derogatory names and making inappropriate jokes about his sexual preferences.
The person being bullied looks uncomfortable, but doesn’t say anything.
What are you thinking?:
Options to intervene:
© Ashley Bendiksen | Survivor Speaker, Educator, Activist | www.ashleybendiksen.com
Scenario #8: You’re in the cafeteria having lunch with a group of friends.
A group of students sitting nearby start making sexual comments and gesturing toward one of the friends you are sitting with.
She looks uncomfortable but doesn’t say anything.
A group of students sitting nearby start making sexual comments and gesturing toward one of the friends you are sitting with.
She looks uncomfortable but doesn’t say anything.
What are you thinking?:
Options to intervene:
© Ashley Bendiksen | Survivor Speaker, Educator, Activist | www.ashleybendiksen.com
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