bullying

1 out of every 10

students who drop out of school do so because of bullying

it can be seen as a part of growing up

"Girls are just mean at that age" • "Drama is just part of middle school"

Bullying is just another form of conflict

"I went through it and survived, it's no big deal" • Boys will be boys

8 in 10

(both males and females) report that they have experienced some type of sexual harassment

Potential Effects of Bullying for bully

Bully • Delinquency • Increased chance for incarceration • Drug and alcohol abuse • Truancy • Dropout • Weapons possession

Bully, Victimization Participants

Bully Victim Bystander

Attitudes Misperceptions

Bullying can mistakenly be excused, it can be seen as a part of growing up, Bullying is just another form of conflict, The victim is at fault and/or brings the bullying upon self

Warning Signs a Child is Being Bullied

Alcohol or drug use • Lost or damaged belongings • Frequent injuries or damages to clothing • Excessive clinginess

Physical

Both bodily and property damage

Electronic

Bullying that takes place over the Internet or phone

Bully

Can be both a bully and a victim Mistakenly believed to have poor selfesteem May have poor role models at home Possible victim of abuse or neglect

Bystander

Can be both supporters or defenders Afraid to speak up, face rejection by peers, or be next target of bully Can be a strong force in neutralizing power of bully

Warning Signs a Child is Being Bullied

Change in mood or behavior • Appears depressed, sad, or angry • Expresses safety concerns • Academic decline • Deficits in peer relationships

What Not to Do to Help a Victim

Confuse bullying with conflict • Use peer mediation • Can empower bully and make victim feel worse • Research does not suggest this is an effective intervention

female

Experience sexual bullying more than boys (ex; rumors spread about sexual activity, being called derogatory sexual names)

Warning Signs a Child is Being Bullied

Frequent absences or requests to see nurse • Lack of focus/concentration • Not eating lunch

What Teachers Can Do

Incorporate anti-bullying themes into instruction • Bully Box for anonymously reporting bully behavior • Keep a log of bullying incidents • Make clear to students that reporting bullying and tattling are two different things

Bullying can mistakenly be excused

I t was just a joke... • The child is just sensitive...

What Not to Do to Help a Victim

Instruct bully, victim, or bystander to do something that involves skills they don't posses • E.g., Suggesting a bystander sticks up for others when they do not know how to---Instead teach them how to

Bullying

Intentional

Electronic bullying

Intentionally excluding someone from an online group

Bullying is

Involves an imbalance of power between bully and victim

Emotional

Isolation, rejection, ignoring spreading rumors, manipulating

What Teachers Can Do

Know and follow school policy • Report bullying incidents to administrators

Bully

Low threshold for frustration Aggressive to peers, teachers and family Easily provoked

Passive Submissive Victim

Majority of bullying victims • Insecure • Socially-isolated • Lonely • Physically weaker • Poor social skills

Provocative Victim

More likely to alienate teachers and peers • Usually bullied by large group (e.g., class) • Exhibit hyperactive and impulsive behaviors

female bullying

More likely to engage in relational aggression - spreading rumors, exclusion, persuading others to reject victim

effective school wide prevention programs

Olweus Bullying Prevention Program: http://www.olweus.org/public/index.page Bully Busters : http://www.researchpress.com/product/item/6517/ Bully Proofing Your School: http://www.creatingcaringcommunities.org/ Bully Safe USA: http://www.bullysafeusa.com Operation Respect: http://www.operationrespect.org Steps to Respect: ttp://www.cfchildren.org/programs/str/Overview/

Bully Attitudes

Positive attitudes toward aggression Values power and rewards received from bullying

What Teachers Can Do

Post and discuss classroom rules (including guidelines about bullying) • Implement immediate consequences for bullying behavior • Reward inclusive behavior • Closely supervise areas where bullying is likely to occur (hallways, bathrooms, etc.)

Electronic bullying

Posting private, sensitive information

Electronic bullying

Pretending to be someone else

types of victims

Provocative Victim Passive/Submissive Victim

Teachers

Research shows that these are one of the most important components of bullying prevention

Bullying Prevention Programs

Research supports school-wide, comprehensive prevention programs as the most effective means of reducing bullying behaviors.

committed recognize safegaurd

Schools that reduce bullying, regardless if there is a comprehensive prevention program have teachers that are __ to ending bullying behavior, __ the signs and symptoms of bullying, and know how to__ students against it.

Electronic bullying can involve

Sending mean, vulgar, or threatening messages

Warning Signs a Child is Being Bullied

Spending time with younger students • Avoiding recess • Arriving late or right before bell rings • Appears to be alone most of time

Electronic bullying

Spreading lies and rumors

Bullying is

Takes place more than once

victims fault

That child could avoid the bully.

Harassment

Threats, extortion, racial, ethnic, religious, homophobic, and sexual taunting

Electronic bullying can involve

Tricking someone into revealing personal information

Types of Bullying

Verbal Emotional Physical Harassment Electronic

Potential Effects of Bullying

Victim • Anxiety • Loneliness • Low self-esteem • Depression • Physical manifestations of stress • Social withdrawal • Alcohol and drug abuse • Death (including suicide) • Poor academic performance • Truancy/Dropout

What Teachers Can Do

Work collaboratively with the school counselor • Be a role model - this includes never using sarcasm, intimidation, or embarrassment as a classroom management strategy

Verbal

a type of bullying...teasing, name-calling, mocking, taunting, put-downs

male bullying

this sex is More likely to engage in physical bullying, be accepting of bully, and be both the bully and the victim

South Carolina Safe Schools Climate Act

what schools can do...schools must address bullying. This law mandates that all schools adopt a policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation, and bullying at school. In addition, this Act states that any "school employee, students, or volunteer who witnesses, or has reliable information that a student has been subject to harassment, intimidation, or bullying shall report the incident to the appropriate school official."

bullying

when he or she is exposed, repeatedly and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more other persons, and he or she has difficulty defending himself or herself

electronic bullying

youtube facebook twitter skype vimeo hulu cellphone email

Effects of Bullying for bystander

• Fear • Anxiety