Anti- Bullying

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Anti- Bullying

• 7th Graders
• Bullying Stops Here!

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Definition
Bullying is when kids hurt or scare other kids on
purpose, and it is repeated over time. When
bullying occurs there is an imbalance of power
between the two students. Stopbullying.gov
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3 Roles

• 1. Bully
• 2. Bullied
• 3. Bystander

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The Bullied Student

• The bullied student feels
• Unworthy of respect, unpopular, isolated, shamed.
  
• Boys are less likely than girls to tell an adult.

77 of students have admitted to being a victim
of bullying
Coloroso, Barbara (2010). The Bully, the Bullied,
and the Bystander From Preschool to High
School--How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break
the Cycle (Updated Edition) (p. 49).
HarperCollins e-books. Kindle Edition.
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4 Markers of Bullying

• Imbalance of power
• Intent to harm
• Threat of further aggression
• Terror

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The Bully

• Bullying is not about anger. Its not even about
  conflict. Its often about contempta powerful
  feeling of dislike toward somebody considered to
  be worthless, inferior, or undeserving of
  respect.

Bullying can also be about an attempt to increase
social status among peers or friends.
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BullyingThen Now
H. Priebe-Diaz, Human Relations, Diversity
Equity
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Types of Bullying

• Verbal Bullying
• Non-Verbal Bullying
• Physical Bullying
• Relational Bullying
• Cyber Bullying

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Cyber Bullying

• Facebook, emails, text messages, IM, Ask FM, any
  electron form of communication
• NOTE Cyber bullying is more than a school issue
  it is a legal issue. Police can become involved
  if it is founded that cyber bullying has occurred

• Stop-
• Block-
• Tell-
• Stop- Stop communicating
• Block- Block them from your contacts
• Tell- Tell an adult

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Verbal Bullying

• May include
• Hurtful name-calling, teasing, gossiping, making
  threats, making, rude noises, taunting, racial
  slurs, sexual comments.

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Physical Bullying

• May include
• Hitting, punching, pushing, shoving, poking,
  kicking, tripping, strangling, hair pulling,
  fighting, beating, biting, spitting.

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Relational Bullying

• May include
• Rejecting, terrorizing, extorting, defaming,
  intimidating, humiliating, blackmailing,
  manipulating friendships, isolating, ostracizing,
  using peer pressure, or rating or ranking
  personal characteristics.

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Girl Drama Relational bullying

• Cliques
• Isolating
• ganging up
• siding
• Teasing
• Clothes
• Body image

Not all drama is bullying.
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Tug-A-War Activity

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Bystander

• Over 6 million American schoolchildren have been
  bullied in the past six months. Whether you cheer
  on the bully, or silently watch, you are
  supporting the bully.

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What can a bystander do?

• Try to diffuse the situation.
• If you can, stand up to the bully and let them
  know that it's not okay. Take a stand
• What you are doing is not right
• Knock it off.
• Report it at school
• Refuse to watch
• Dont join in.
• Support the victim. Let them know you care and
  you don't think what happened to them was fair or
  right.

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Solution to ending bullying
Recognize
Refuse
Report
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Recognize Respond Report
Staff
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Bullying Report Process

• 1. Target/ Bystander makes a report by filling
  out a witness statement
• 2. Counseling support will be offered if the
  student is in crisis
• 3. Investigation is conducted by Assistant
  Principal Cooper
• 4. If bullying has occurred it is documented and
  consequences are given

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Review

• What can you do if you witness bullying at
  school? What is the definition of a bully?
• Out of the 3 roles of bullying, the Bully, the
  Bullied, and the Bystander, who has the greatest
  impact in helping to end bullying?
• How can a bystander help end bullying?
• How do you make a report of bullying?

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THINK before you speak.
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Everyone has the right to feel safe coming to
school. Our school is a great place to learn,
play and have friends. Nobody likes to be bullied