Bullying

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Bullying
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Bullying Definition

• Bullying behavior is a single or repeated
  negative act (passive or aggressive) that is
  intentional and involves a real or perceived
  imbalance of power or strength.

• Bullying can take many forms, all of which are
  unwanted and have harmful effects. Bullying
  behaviors (direct or indirect) include three
  forms physical, verbal/written, and emotional.

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Examples of BullyingPhysical

• Hitting
• Kicking
• Spitting
• Pushing
• Stealing and/or damaging personal belongings
• Sexual acts
• Invasion of personal space in an aggressive manner

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Examples of BullyingVerbal and Written

• Taunting
• Malicious teasing
• Name-calling
• Making threats
• Phone and Internet bullying
• Sexual remarks

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Examples of BullyingEmotional

• Spreading rumors
• Manipulating social relationships or environment
• Engaging in social exclusion
• Extortion
• Ridiculing
• Intimidating

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Mission Statement

• Our mission is to make our schools a safe and
  positive place to learn. The goal is to reduce
  and prevent bullying problems among students and
  improve peer relations.

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SurveyResults
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How Significant of a Problemis Bullying?

• Approximately 75 of students at all buildings
  reported that bullying is either somewhat or a
  minor problem at their school
• Students at the elementary level said that
  bullying affects education very much
• However, bullying affected students education
  less as they got progressively older

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How Significant of a Problemis Bullying?
(continued)

• Although physical bullying has been a concern of
  school staff, students, parents, and community
  members, survey results indicate that physical
  bullying is occurring less as students get older
• Employees feel that bullying is a somewhat
  significant problem
• Employees respond that it affects education very
  much
• Parents overwhelmingly respond that bullying is a
  significant problem

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Where Does Bullying Occur?

• Fretz BAHS in the hallways
• Elementary on buses and off school property
• Teachers most frequently observe bullying in the
  hallways
• Parents say their children report that it occurs
  on the bus, in hallways, and in the cafeteria

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How Often Does Bullying Occur?

• A majority of students at all levels report
  observing bullying at least once a day
• Employees observe bullying once a day
• Parents say their children report occurrences of
  bullying once or twice a month

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Personal Reaction to Bullying

• BAHS students responded to being bullied by
  verbally fighting back and, secondly, by doing
  nothing
• Fretz and Elementary students responded by
  telling someone or verbally fighting back
• Students tend to handle bullying themselves as
  they get older instead of reporting it to an adult

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Personal Reaction to Bullying (continued)

• Elementary students who were bullied told their
  parents most frequently
• Fretz students usually told their parents or,
  secondly, their friends
• BAHS students typically told their friends
• Although parents said that their children are
  telling classroom teachers, students reported
  that they rarely tell a teacher

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Reaction to Observed Bullying

• A large majority of students see others being
  bullied
• BAHS students usually did nothing
• Fretz students either tried to stop bullying or
  did nothing
• Elementary students usually tried to stop it
• Employees most frequently tell students to stop
  bullying

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Reaction to Observed Bullying (continued)

• Elementary students most frequently told their
  parents about observed bullying
• Fretz students told a friend
• BAHS students usually did not tell anyone

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Types of Bullying Reported

• The most common form of bullying at all schools
  is verbal bullying
• Elementary and Fretz students most often observe
  others being physically bullied
• BAHS students most often observe others being
  verbally bullied
• Employees report observing verbal and emotional
  bullying
• Children are reporting to their parents that
  bullying occurs most often in a verbal form

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Effects on School Attendance

• Students from all grade levels report that they
  DO NOT miss school or cut class due to bullying
• Parents report that their children do not miss
  school due to bullying

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Prevention Strategies

• Students report the need for increased
  supervision in the hallways and on buses
• Students support adults and school personnel
  developing and enforcing rules about bullying
• Employees feel that rules should be enforced
• Employees are willing to support the school
  districts initiative
• Parents and employees feel that better
  supervision is needed in the hallways, cafeteria,
  and bus
• Parents feel rules should be made and enforced

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Prevention Strategies (continued)

• Elementary students would be willing to use new
  strategies taught in classes to reduce bullying
• Fretz students would take personal stands
• BAHS students would support the school districts
  initiative

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Current Interventions/Strategies

• Increased hallway supervision
• Ongoing staff and bus driver training
• Identifying high risk bus routes
• Classroom guidance lessons
• Superintendent and student advisory group
• Student Treating All Respectfully (STAR) program
• Use of Bully Buster Toolbox strategies
• We Care Awards

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Planning Ahead

• Faculty and staff training
• Program development to prevent bullying at
  elementary, middle school, and high school levels
• Stricter enforcement of anti-bullying rules and
  student code of conduct
• Student education
• Community education