How to stop girls from bullying each other in class

Question

This is a weird situation an older girl (10) is being bullied by a younger girl (8) in my karate class. The younger girl will pull on her braids, get to close and "accidentaly" kick her give her indian rugburns while running . The older girl will try and draw attention to herself but when she finaly does catch the teachers eye she will just turn away and pretend there is no problem. I am getting sick of this I have told the instructors but there hasn't been any progress. I am 16 years old and a student/ kinda teacher and I am going to talk to her once and for all what should I say so that I don't have to deal with this any more and what should I tell the older girl so I don't have to fight her battles for her , I will not let someone be bullied but I also can't stand to watch someone be bullied and do absolutly nothing about it, she won't even tell the other girl to stop. Please Help.

Answer 1

First let both their parents know what's happening. Then you should ask the older girl if she is being bullied.If the older girl denies leave her alone though there must be some kind of blackmailing for her not to tell you even though you have witnessed the bullying yourself. If she says yes, that the younger girl is bullying her then you must give the older girl this piece of advice. Tell her that when the younger girl bullies her she should try talking back to her in a sarcastic teasing way. If the younger girl pulls her braids, the older girl should say things like ' SOMEONE got up on the wrong side of their bed ' or try to talk back and say ' Thank you '. This will puzzle the other girl and she will soon stop. The important thing is that the older girl should not show fear or pain AT ALL. Hope the bullying stops! I've had the experience....

Answer 2

You need to inform the parents here.  If you are not allowed by your instructor I would make an anonymous phone call to the child's parents.  If you feel you have a moral obligation (which i agree you do) then you shouldn't let anyone tell you what to do.  

I once worked at a job where a child was being neglected but my boss wouldn't let me call child services because they didn't want us to get involved.  I called anyway because I don't let anyone stop me from doing what I know in my heart is right.