“It was just a joke!”“They know I didn’t mean it.”“We always talk like that!” Roasting creates a power dynamic. The person doing the roasting gets laughs. The person being roasted often gets silenced. Even if no one says anything at the time, the effects linger: embarrassment, insecurity, isolation. Roasting Is Not a Joke! The Anti-Roasting and Anti-Bullying Unit on Respect and Kindness  includes everything you need to start real conversations in your classroom!

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