You have already looked at forms of cyberbullying (harassment, doxxing and image abuse) and where reporting can go: your year head, the platform's report tools, or the Gardaí if it is criminal. Today you build a personal response plan you could actually use.
You will work three short situations, then write a Cyberbullying STOP Plan for one of them: Save evidence, Tell someone, Once reported, do not engage, and Protect yourself going forward. That written plan is the communication piece for this lesson and goes into your Communication Portfolio.
Three terms for this lesson:
| Term | What it means for you | Real example |
|---|---|---|
| STOP plan | Your written plan follows four steps in order: Save evidence, Tell someone, Once reported, do not engage, Protect yourself going forward. | Screenshot a harassing message before you block, then tell a trusted adult |
| Bystander action | What you do when the target is someone else. You can support without becoming the next target. | Screenshot the thread, message the target privately, and go with them to the year head (not a public pile-on reply) |
| Evidence saving | Keeping a clear record so a report is not guesswork. Dates, usernames, and screenshots matter more than memory. | Screenshot the post, the username, and the time stamp before you block or leave the chat |
Aoife finds a private photo of her shared in a group chat she is not in.
S: Save evidence. She screenshots the post and the usernames before anything is deleted.
T: Tell someone. She tells her year head the same day.
O: Once reported, do not engage. She does not reply in the chat or message the person who shared it.
P: Protect yourself going forward. She locks her accounts, blocks the accounts involved, and keeps the screenshots in a folder only she and the year head can see.
Bystander (Liam): He screenshots the same post, messages Aoife privately to check she is okay, and goes with her to the year head instead of arguing in the chat.
The plan is the sequence, not a single dramatic move.
Notice which choices keep evidence, which ones escalate, and which ones leave you alone with the problem.
Your plan goes in the activity below, which saves as you go.
When your second draft is done, press Copy for my portfolio and paste it into your Communication Portfolio folder as m2_l44_stop_plan_<your-initials>.
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