BULLYING PREVENTIONPresented BySchool Climate Committee

Questions . . .

What is Bullying? What incidents of bullying have you

witnessed in the past? How should have the situation been

handled? How has bullying affected you?

Define Bullying for Students

“Bullying is peer abuse” – Dan Olweus Teasing and/or Taunting

Teasing: a fun thing you do with friends, with people you care about

Taunting: a choice to bully someone for whom you have contempt

3 Components of Bullying Behavior Involves an aggressive behavior Typically involves a pattern of behavior

repeated over time Imbalance of power or strength

Define Cyber Bullying

The repeated use of information and communication technologies to bully, embarrass, threaten, or harass another.

Communication technologies include cell phones, Facebook, and any other form of social media.

Can include text messages, picture messages, etc.

Cyber Bullying and “Traditional” BullyingSimilar

Characteristics Aggressive Power imbalance Repetitiveness

Different Characteristics

Anonymity Disinhibition Accessibility Punitive fears Bystanders

Prevention of Cyber Bullying Stop – Don’t try to reason or talk to someone

who is bullying you. Block – Use the “block sender” technology to

prevent the person from contacting you. Talk – Tell a trusted adult, inform your

school, use a help line and report it to police. Save – Save any instant message or emails

you receive from the bully, or capture any comments that have been posted on the Web.

Strategies for Helping Students Who are Bullied Six steps to disengage from a student

who bullies… Ignore them (when possible) Tell them you don’t like it Move away from them toward witnesses Ask them to stop (locate more witnesses) Tell them to firmly stop (locate more

witnesses) Tell an adult – it is so important to tell

someone.

Strategies for EmpoweringStudents Who are Bullied

Bullies must be turned in! Peer Group Development Understand that “I” statements have

value with bullying situations. I feel (an emotion) When (say what behavior bothers you) Because (say why the behavior upsets

you) I would like (say what solution you would

like to try)

Students Who Bully Others Need to . . .

Acknowledge their own actions. Experience healthy shame and guilt (“I

broke a rule and got in trouble. I don’t want to go through that again!” “I hurt someone.”)

Acknowledge the results of their behavior on themselves and others.

Change their actions to stop a possible lifetime of abusive behavior.

Learn to trust and delay gratification. Form relationships with helping adults.

Bystander – You ARE Responsible!“There is a tremendous potential in using

by-standers to “assist” in solving the problem. Half the time when children intervene in a bullying episode, it stops after 10 seconds. The average episode lasts 38 seconds. The more bystanders (who watch and do nothing to intervene), the longer the bullying occurs.”

Strategies for Bystanders

Seek safe and effective ways to act Seek alternatives to confront the

aggressor Seek alternative to watching in silence Seek protection from retaliation if

aggressor does act Seek ongoing support from adults

YAI Policy on Bullying

Will not be tolerated Will be addressed Will have consequences

ISS After school detention Suspension Alternative School

Stop Bullying . . . Pass It On!

Now is your time to act…sign the poster to promise you will help to stop bullying!

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