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Bullying

Bullying. What is Bullying?. "A person is bullied 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." This definition includes three important components:

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Bullying

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  1. Bullying

  2. What is Bullying? "A person is bullied 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." This definition includes three important components: 1. Bullying is aggressive behavior that involves unwanted, negative actions.2. Bullying involves a pattern of behavior repeated over time.3. Bullying involves an imbalance of power or strength.

  3. Types of Bullying 1. Verbal bullying including derogatory comments and bad names 2. Bullying through social exclusion or isolation 3. Physical bullying such as hitting, kicking, shoving, and spitting 4. Bullying through lies and false rumors 5. Having money or other things taken or damaged by students who bully 6. Being threatened or being forced to do things by students who bully 7. Racial bullying 8. Sexual bullying 9. Cyber bullying (via cell phone or Internet)

  4. BULLYING PSA’s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5PZ_Bh-M6o&feature=related http://www.commonsensemedia.org/videos/what-you-need-know-about-cyberbullying

  5. Why Students Bully Information about bullying suggests that there are three interrelated reasons why students bully. 1. Students who bully have strong needs for power and (negative) dominance. 2. Students who bully find satisfaction in causing injury and suffering to other     students. 3. Students who bully are often rewarded in some way for their behavior with     material or psychological rewards.

  6. Impact of Bullying A single student who bullies can have a wide-ranging impact on the students they bully, students who observe bullying, and the overall climate of the school and community. Students Who are Bullied - Students deserve to feel safe at school. But when they experience bullying, these types of effects can last long into their future: Depression Low self-esteem Health problems Poor grades Suicidal thoughts

  7. People who Bully Students Who Bully Others - Students who intentionally bully others should be held accountable for their actions. Those who bully their peers are also more likely than those students who do not bully others to *: Get into frequent fights Steal and vandalize property Drink alcohol and smoke Report poor grades Perceive a negative climate at school Carry a weapon

  8. Student’s who Witness Observers of Bullying - Students who see bullying happen also may feel that they are in an unsafe environment. Effects may include feeling: Fearful Powerless to act Guilty for not acting Tempted to participate

  9. Statistics *Over 75% of our students are subjected to harassment by a bully or Cyber-Bully and experience physical, psychological and/or emotional abuse. *Over 20% of our kids admit to being a bully or participating in bully-like activities. *Over one half of bullying & Cyber-Bullying events go unreported to authorities or parents. *In 2009 surveys showed over 100,000 children carried guns to school as a result of being bullied. *28% of students who carry weapons in school have witnessed violence in their homes. *On a daily average 160,000 children miss school because they fear they will be bullied if they attend classes.

  10. *On a monthly average 282,000 students are physically attacked by a bully each month. *Every seven minutes a child is bullied on a school playground with over 85% of those instances occurring without any intervention. *46% of males and 26% of females admit to having been involved in physical fights as a result of being bullied. *Over 85% of our teenagers say that revenge as an aftermath of being bullied is the leading cause for school shootings and homicide. *The top 5 states in regards to reported incidents of bullying and Cyber-Bullying are California, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Washington. *A child commits suicide as a direct result of being bullied once every half hour with 19,000 bullied children attempting to commit suicide over the course of one year.

  11. BULLYING QUIZ 1. Which is NOT a important component of Bullying? A. Bullying is aggressive behavior that involves unwanted, negative actions.B. Bullying involves a pattern of behavior repeated over time. C. Bullying involves an imbalance of power or strength. D. Bullying helps the person being Bullied get tougher.

  12. BULLYING QUIZ 2. Which of the following would be examples of Bullying? A. Having money or other things taken or damaged by students who bullyB. Being threatened or being forced to do things by students who bullyC. Racial bullying D. Sexual bullying E. All of these are examples of Bullying.

  13. BULLYING QUIZ 3. Which would NOT be a reason why students Bully others? A. Students who bully have strong needs for power and (negative) dominance.B. Students who bully find satisfaction in causing injury and suffering to other     students. C. To gain more friends and influence people.D. Students who bully are often rewarded in some way for their behavior with     material or psychological rewards.

  14. BULLYING QUIZ 4 What can be an effect of Bullying? A. Depression B. Low self-esteem C. Health problems D. Poor grades E. All of the above.

  15. BULLYING QUIZ 5. Those who observe others being BULLIED typically feel A. Fearful B. Powerless to act C. Guilty for not acting D. Tempted to participate E. All of these are feelings of the observer.

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