Jasmine stole Jennifer's iPhone out of her backpack
Telling - this is not my business, nobody is in danger or getting hurt, but this is MAJOR because stealing is serious
David threatened to beat up Matthew after school.
Telling - this is not my business, somebody is in danger of getting hurt, this is a MAJOR problem because it is serious
What is a MAJOR problem?
serious, big problem
Jayme and Stephen were kissing in the hallway
Tattling - it's not my business, nobody is in danger or getting hurt, this is a minor problem
Samuel brought a gun to school
Telling - this is my business, somebody is in danger and could get hurt, this is a MAJOR problem because it is serious
Jennifer told you that she is cutting herself because she's sad.
Telling - it is not my business, she is in danger, she can get hurt, this is MAJOR because it is serious
David saw that Seth posted a threat about shooting up the school on Discord.
Telling - this is my business, people are in danger and could get hurt, this is MAJOR because it is serious
Justin is spreading rumors about Jake.
Telling - this isn't my business, nobody is in danger but Jake could get hurt emotionally, this is MAJOR because it is serious
Kim is passing notes to Alex
Tattling - this isn't my business, nobody is in danger, and nobody could get hurt, this is a minor problem.
Stephen is using his phone in class when the teacher turns her back away.
Tattling - this is not your business, no one is in danger, no one can get hurt, this is MINOR because it is not serious
What is the main difference between telling and tattling?
Safety of others
What is a MINOR problem?
not serious, small problem
If people know that you tattle on MINOR problems, what will likely happen?
You will get a bad reputation and others won't want to be your friend.
If you're absolutely unsure if you should tell or not, what should you do?
Tell an adult in PRIVATE
Stephanie is telling everyone that Kim wets the bed.
Telling - this isn't my business, nobody is in danger but Kim could get hurt emotionally, this is MAJOR because it is serious
Jessica is going to meet a boy after school that she met online.
Telling - this isn't my business, she could be in danger and could get hurt, this is MAJOR because it is serious
Why should you tell an adult in private?
So that others won't know that it was you that told
Why could tattling become a problem?
You could get a bad reputation
Eva tripped Ryan when he was walking to class.
Telling - this isn't my business, Ryan is in danger of getting hurt, this is MAJOR because it is serious
Joseph was laughing at Matthew because he tripped.
Tattling - this isn't my business, nobody is in danger or getting hurt, this is MINOR because it's not serious
Kevin threw food a Kurt during lunch.
Telling - this isn't my business, nobody is in danger but Kurt is getting hurt emotionally, this is MAJOR because it is serious
You overheard Payton tell Ethan that he is taking pictures of David in the bathroom.
Telling - this is not your business, David is not in danger, David could get hurt emotionally, this is MAJOR because it is serious
Paul was cheating on his history test
Telling - this is not my business, nobody is in danger of getting hurt, this is a MAJOR problem because it is serious
Kurt brought a vape pen to school
Telling - this isn't my business, he is in danger and could get hurt, this is a MAJOR problem because it is serious