Harassment, Intimidation, & BullyingNJ HIB LawMrs. Bordas

WHAT IS HIB?

Harrasment, Intimidation, or Bullying (HIB) Is any gesture, written, verbal or physical act or

electronic communication, single incident or a series of incidents, that is:

 Motivated either by any actual or perceived

characteristic, such:◦ race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender,

sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or a mental, physical or sensory disability, or any other distinguishing characteristic

Occurs on school property, school-sponsored function, on a school bus, or off school grounds that substantially disrupts or interferes with the operation of the school or rights of other students 

HIB Conditions  A reasonable person should know under the

circumstances will have the effect of physically or emotionally harming a pupil or damaging the pupil’s property, or placing a pupil in reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm to his/her person or damage to his/her property; or

  Has the effect of insulting or demeaning any pupil or

group of pupils; or  Creates a hostile educational environment for the

pupil by interfering with a pupil’s education or by severely or pervasively causing physical or emotional harm to the pupil.

Bullying can be defined as behaviors that hurt or scare another who is vulnerable or perceived as weak

TYPES OF BULLYING

Physical Bullying What does it look like?

Pushing Shoving Spitting Kicking Stealing Threatening Verbal Bullying Mocking Name-calling Taunting Teasing Verbally threatening

Emotional Bullying

What does it look like?

Giving dirty looksExcluding peopleSpreading

rumorsIgnoring

Cyber bullyingWhat it looks like?Sending inappropriate

emailsSending inappropriate

picturesSending inappropriate

textsPrank callingWriting inappropriate

blogsWriting inappropriate

posts in social networking sites

STATISTICS

1 in 7 students is either a bully or victim

160,000 students stay home a day because they're afraid of being bullied

60% of boys who were bullies in high school had at least one criminal conviction by the age of 24

42% of students have been bullied while online  18-25% of high school students are bullied

frequently

Victims of bullying are more likely to suffer physical problems such as common colds and coughs, sore throats, poor appetite, and night waking. (Journal of the American Medical Association, 2003).

Teens that come from homes with little support are at greater risk for engaging in bullying behavior

Physical bullying declines in high school. Verbal abuse remains.

WHY DO PEOPLE BULLY?

Possible MotivesThey are bullied themselvesOthers are doing it and getting

away with itThey want to feel like they

belongMakes some people feel stronger,

smarter, or better than the victimIt keeps others from bullying

them

WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU ARE BULLIED OR HARASSED?

What to doTell an adult whom you trustWalk awayStay in a group as much as you can so you

won’t find yourself alone with the personIf it feels safe to do so, stand up to the bully

by telling him or her why you find their behavior unacceptable

If you are being harassed online or by phone, DO NOT REPLY. Print out and/or save the harassing message. Share them with a trusted adult.

Join groups or clubs to meet people

What NOT to doDon’t bully back or bully

someone elseDon’t keep it to yourself or hope

the problem will just disappearDon’t hurt yourselfDon’t skip school or avoid

groups- Remember up to 160,000 stay home because of this

What happens to the bullied?Self esteem dropsFeelings of overwhelming

sadness, loneliness, or anxietyDepression that can carry over

into adulthoodDropping out of social situationsCutting school and falling behind

in class work

GROUP WORK