Bullying: A Brief Summary Of The Story 'Tri'

The number of students being bullied at school is more than you expected. Bullying in Australian schools is a serious problem. Over 20% of males and 15% of females aged 8 to 18 years reported being bullied at least once a week. These innocent students come to school every day to be made fun of or beaten up by others, then leave school with a pool of tears on their faces. As their teachers, you are responsible for this issue and luckily the only effective solution you have left is to share the story ‘Tri’ with your students. This story, written from Frances Echin’s perspective, is about him with his friends Greg and Neil. They were having fun when physically and verbally bullying a Chinese boy named Tri in the school’s toilet. However, the author was not comfortable doing this when he was pressured by his peers. This text provides a

This happens due to students having a lack of understanding. This text ‘Tri’ allows students to have a clear understanding of what bullying looks like and its impact. Students can easily identify the signs of bullying from the text. For example, the boys made fun of Tri and called him with inappropriate racial nicknames such as ‘slit eyes’, ‘little worm’, ‘stupid little Reffo kid’, ‘snotty little wog kid’ and ‘little yellow friend.’ This demonstrates to students what verbal bullying is like. Furthermore, the author shared that their usual routine was punching, kicking, and spitting at him, but decided to do something different this time. They dragged him right into the stinking urinal and Greg wetted all over him, even on his face. Tri managed to get free and then he ran away sobbing. The author followed him and forced the boy to keep running, which led him into a car accident. This teaches students that bullying can lead to consequences like his as well as impacts on physical health and mental health. From this story, students can understand bullying and spread awareness of