A student is being bullied on a school bus and another girl is pulling a Red Card to stop the bullying.

Call It When You See It

It’s easy to look the other way when kids are being bullied, but no more! Bullying is a problem we can’t ignore and it’s hurting our kids. That’s why Children’s Mercy and Sporting KC are teaming up to put a stop to bullying with Red Card.

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Kids, coaches, parents, teachers, friends and relatives. Bullying is everyone’s problem, and if we want it to stop, we can’t look the other way. We have to be willing to “Call it when we see it.”

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bullying

[bul-ly-ing] verb

Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Both those who are bullied and who bully others may have serious lasting problems.

Team up to stop bullying

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I am a Kid

You have the power to stand up to bullying!

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I am a Teacher

You can teach kids what bullying is, and how to stop it.

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I am a Coach

You can create an environment where bullying is unacceptable.

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I am a Parent

You can model kindness and empathy to prevent bullying.

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Featured Stories

Overland Trail Middle School Case Study

As the school year entered its third quarter at Overland Trail Middle School, the winter doldrums were beginning to take their toll on students and educators alike, said Gabrianne Rickard, LMSW, a school-based social worker.

Based at Overland Trail through a partnership with Children’s Mercy Kansas City, Rickard works as a team with two school counselors to serve 580 students across grades sixth through eighth. At the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year, Overland Trail rolled out RED CARD, a joint campaign created by Children’s Mercy and Sporting Kansas City to encourage kids, teens and adults to speak up against bullying.

You're Not Alone

Being bullied, or constantly picked on doesn’t feel good. It can feel isolating, lonely, confusing and awful. Unfortunately, kids all around Kansas City have experienced bullying and cyberbullying. But, they aren’t alone. Sporting Kansas City players recently sat down with Nate Bukaty, the television and radio play-by- play voice of Sporting KC, and a few local students to talk about bullying and how they too, have experienced bullying and how they overcame it.

Banneker Elementary Case Study

According to Banneker Elementary School Counselor Monique Young, conflicts and cyberbullying had become disruptive in many classrooms, threatening the learning environment. Banneker had not implemented an anti-bullying campaign because many other programs didn’t seem to be culturally appropriate for the school’s inner-city student population and didn’t reflect students’ experiences.

Though classes became virtual in March 2020, bullying did not stop. When the Fall 2020 semester began, Monique recognized the need for an anti-bullying campaign still existed and connected with Red Card to implement the campaign.