Parents in Nebraska were left horrified and outraged as their children arrived home with a pamphlet outlining "rules" for dealing with school bullies.
The pamphlet was given to fifth graders at Zeman Elementary School who have since apologised for the information they gave to the children.
The rules for dealing with bullies included:
Rule #1: Refuse to get mad
Rule #2: Treat the person who is being mean as if they are trying to help you
Rule #3: Do not be afraid
Rule #4: Do not verbally defend yourself
Rule #5: Do not attack
Rule #6: If someone physically hurts you, just show hurt, don't get angry
Rule #7: Do not tell on bullies
Rule #8: Do not be a sore loser
Rule #9: Learn to laugh at yourself and not get "hooked" by put-downs
The guidelines also included some examples of how to react to bullies including saying: "If you think I'm ugly, you should see my sister" or "You're right, and it's going to get worse".
We can only hope staff in the school who have a lot more knowledge on dealing with bullying have since talked to the children on dealing with bullying in school.
