BULLYINGSTEPHANIE BALMER, TOM PARSONS, CHRISTY

NOSEWORTHY

BULLYING DEFINEDBULLYING IS UNWANTED,

AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR AMONG SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN THAT INVOLVES A REAL OR PERCEIVED POWER IMBALANCE. THE BEHAVIOR IS REPEATED, OR HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE REPEATED, OVER TIME. BULLYING INCLUDES ACTIONS SUCH AS MAKING THREATS, SPREADING RUMORS, ATTACKING SOMEONE PHYSICALLY OR VERBALLY, AND EXCLUDING SOMEONE FROM A GROUP ON PURPOSE. (STOPBULLYING.GOV)

THE STATISTICS ON BULLYING AND SUICIDE ARE ALARMING: • SUICIDE IS THE THIRD LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG

YOUNG PEOPLE, RESULTING IN ABOUT 4,400 DEATHS PER YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE CDC. FOR EVERY SUICIDE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE, THERE ARE AT LEAST 100 SUICIDE ATTEMPTS. OVER 14% OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE, AND ALMOST 7% HAVE ATTEMPTED IT.

• BULLY VICTIMS ARE 2 TO 9 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO CONSIDER SUICIDE THAN NON-VICTIMS, ACCORDING TO STUDIES BY YALE UNIVERSITY

• 10 TO 14 YEAR OLD GIRLS MAY BE AT EVEN HIGHER RISK FOR SUICIDE

• ACCORDING TO STATISTICS REPORTED BY ABC NEWS, NEARLY 30% OF STUDENTS ARE EITHER BULLIES OR VICTIMS OF BULLYING, AND 160,000 KIDS STAY HOME FROM SCHOOL EVERY DAY BECAUSE OF FEAR OF BULLYING (BULLYING STATISTICS.ORG)

NATIONAL INITIATIVES-

• NATIONAL BULLYING PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH IN OCTOBER

• NATIONAL BULLYING PREVENTION CENTER

• BULLYING.US

• TEACHING TOLERANCE

• NETSMARTZ WORKSHOP

• BULLY POLICE

• NOT IN OUR SCHOOL

STATE INITIATIVES

• THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE IS GIVING PRESENTATIONS AT SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES. THE DANGERS OF CYBERBULLYING AND INTERNET SAFETY IS THE MAIN MESSAGE. THEY USE THE WEBSITE, WWW.NETSMARTZ.ORG, WHICH HAS VIDEOS AND ACTIVITIES THAT TEACHERS CAN ACCESS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS.

• BULLYING MUST BE REPORTED JUST AS CHILD ABUSE IS REPORTED.

WHAT ARE WE DOING AT OUR SCHOOLS?

• EDUCATOR’S HANDBOOK, OUR BEHAVIOR REPORTING SYSTEM, WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO EXIT UNTIL YOU HAVE LISTED BOTH BULLY AND VICTIM’S NAMES. PARENTS ARE NOTIFIED.

• MFJHS HELD A BULLY PREVENTION WEEK WHERE ACTIVITIES, VIDEOS, AND LESSON PLANS WERE GIVEN DURING ADVISORY.

• NOTHING AT OHS…

WHAT IS CYBERBULLYING?

“CYBERBULLYING IS BULLYING THAT TAKES PLACE USING ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY. ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY INCLUDES DEVICES AND EQUIPMENT SUCH AS CELL PHONES, COMPUTERS, AND TABLETS AS WELL AS COMMUNICATION TOOLS INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA SITES, TEXT MESSAGES, CHAT, AND WEBSITES.” (STOPBULLYING.GOV)

WHERE DOES IT HAPPEN? FACEBOOK

TWITTER

TEXTING

SNAPCHAT

Instagram

Kik

Vine

Pheed

Tumblr

WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF CYBERBULLYING?

IT’S HARD TO GET AWAY FROM... CYBERBULLYING FOLLOWS KIDS HOME

IT SPREADS TO ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR LIVES

IT SPREADS TO SPORTS TEAMS, CHURCH, OTHER SCHOOLS, ETC.

WHAT ARE WE (INSTITUTIONALLY) DOING ABOUT IT?ACCORDING TO OSD:

CYBER BULLING IS DEFINED AS:· SENDING MEAN, VULGAR OR THREATENING MESSAGES OR

IMAGES• POSTING SENSITIVE, PRIVATE INFORMATION ABOUT

ANOTHER PERSON;• PRETENDING TO BE SOMEONE ELSE IN ORDER TO MAKE

THAT PERSON TO LOOK BAD.ACTS OF CYBER BULLYING INCLUDE:• TEXT MESSAGING ON CELL PHONE• PICTURE MESSAGING ON CELL PHONE• INSTANT MESSAGINGE• MAIL/BLOGS/CHAT ROOMS/DISCUSSION GROUPS

No Policy for discipline or mediation

SURVEY RESULTS

CHRISTY•RICHIE INCOGNITO

•VIDEO:

•HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=OSA02CVK06O

TOM--IT’S SO GAY!BULLYING BY COLLOQUIALISM

BULLYING IS IN THE “EYE” OF THE BULLIED!

STEPHANIE"YOU NEVER REALLY

UNDERSTAND A PERSON UNTIL

YOU CONSIDER THINGS FROM

HIS POINT OF VIEW... UNTIL YOU CLIMB INTO HIS SKIN AND WALK AROUND IN IT."

- ATTICUS FINCH IN TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

CONCLUSION• AN AP POLL POSTED ON OCTOBER 24, 2013, REVEALS MORE

TEENS SEEK HELP FOR CYBERBULLYING AND HIGHER RATES OF THOSE WHO DID, ALSO SAY IT MADE THE SITUATION BETTER. (AZFAMILY.COM)

• “A LOT OF THE RHETORIC OF BULLYING… PAINTS THE KIDS WHO ARE BULLIES AS OGRES OR MONSTERS,” SKYLAR SAYS. “BUT BY DOING THIS, WE’RE REALLY DOING EVERYONE A GREAT DISSERVICE. WE’RE MISSING A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH THE, WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT KIDS AND TEENS WHO [BULLY]... ARE STILL GROWING UP. WHEN WE HELP THEM, WE’RE ALSO HELPING THOSE THEY TARGET--AND THOSE WHO MIGHT HAVE BEEN BULLIED BY THEM IN THE FUTURE.” (TEACHINGTOLERANCE.ORG)

RESOURCESHTTP://CYBERBULLYING.US/

HTTP://WWW.BULLYINGSTATISTICS.ORG/CONTENT/BULLYING-AND-SUICIDE.HTML

HTTP://WWW.AZFAMILY.COM

HTTP://WWW.TEACHINGTOLERANCE.ORG

HTTP://WWW.STOPBULLYING.GOV/

HTTP://WWW.NPR.ORG/TEMPLATES/STORY/STORY.PHP?STORYID=130248877

HTTP://WWW.BUZZFEED.COM/RYANHATESTHIS/A-NINTH-TEENAGER-SINCE-LAST-SEPTEMBER-HAS-COMMITTED-SUICIDE

WE MIGHT WANT TO LOOK ATHTTP://WWW.BULLYINGSTATISTICS.ORG/CONTENT/BULLYING-AND-SUICIDE.HTML

YOUTUBE VIDEOS

HTTP://WWW.NIOT.ORG/NIOS/LESSON/LESSON-IDEA-%E2%80%9CSTUDENTS-MAP-BULLY-ZONES-CREATE-SAFER-SCHOOL%E2%80%9D