Jim Bridger Elementary School
5368 West Cyclamen Way (6340 South)
West Jordan, UT 84081-3839
Office 385-646-4780
"Stop - Walk - Talk" Disrespect/ Bully Response Program
Parents, if you hear your child using these words ("Stop - Walk - Talk") you can be assured that they have been paying
attention at school! They are using the tools being taught to them in our disrespect/bullying response program. Every student
and staff member at Bridger Elementary has become familiar with this program through classroom presentations and a Stop,
Walk, Talk assembly. Ideally our students will find that they are able to help each other, get in trouble less often, feel safer at
school, and remain focused on learning.
We try to ensure that students identify and understand the difference between being "disrespected" and being "bullied".
Bullying is defined as:
 intentional emotional or physical hurt
 that occurs repetitively
 with a power imbalance
This program helps to address bullying and disrespect through 3 steps and encourage those witnessing the disrespect to
become and ally and help:
1. "Stop" Signal (If someone feels that they or another person are being disrespected/bullied).
 Look at the other person in the eyes, make the stop hand signal and say “Stop” in a firm voice. If needed, tell them
what they are doing that you feel is disrespectful. An ally can do this too.
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If a student receives a “Stop” signal, they should stop what they are doing, take a deep breath and count to 3, and go
on with their day following school rules.
 Students receiving the "Stop" signal should stop what they are doing regardless of whether they feel they deserved
the "Stop" signal or not.
2. "Walk Away" (If a student gives another student the "Stop" signal and the disrespect/bullying behavior continues).
 Both students will be taught to "Walk Away" from the problem behavior to remove the attention
 Bystanders should become allies and help both the person being disrespected and the person being disrespectful
walk away.
3. "Talk" (If “Stop” and “Walk” did not solve the problem)
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If the disrespectful behavior continues, the student or an ally can "Talk" to an adult.
All staff will be trained to respond to a student in these circumstances.
Students will be praised for using these steps or reminded about using these steps before talking with an adult.
One important exception to the "Stop-Walk-Talk" sequence is when danger is imminent. In this case, students will be
instructed to immediately tell an adult.
Our goal in utilizing "Stop-Walk-Talk" is to equip students with problem-solving tools that will help them to deal with
circumstances that they will face throughout their lives. In the event that you have any questions about this program or your
child's understanding of it, please do not hesitate to contact your child's classroom teacher, administrator or the Social
Worker/Psychologist.