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 |
Worked example. 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.
Three situations. For each one, choose what you would actually do first, then read the prompts under it. There is no score. Notice which choices keep evidence, which ones escalate, and which ones leave you alone with the problem.
If a situation feels too close to something real, skip the story details and use Aoife's example from the last step, or speak to your teacher quietly.
Pick one of the three situations from the cards, or one from last lesson's Recognition Sheet. Write a personal Cyberbullying STOP Plan using STOP in order: Save evidence, Tell someone, Once reported, do not engage, Protect yourself going forward. Name one support route you already know how to access: the school's reporting procedure, the platform's report tools, or the Gardaí if the behaviour is criminal. Write steps you could follow under pressure, short enough to reread on your phone.
Draft, mark what is weak, then write it again. Copy the final plan into your Communication Portfolio as m2_l44_stop_plan_<your-initials>.
Talk this through with the person beside you, or think it through on your own:
The longer thinking can go in your Reflective Journal later if you want it there.
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