What is Bullying?

•Aggressive behavior

that involves unwanted, negative actions.

What is Bullying?

Another way to put it is:

•Behavior that is intended to cause harm or distress.

What is Bullying?

•Bullying involves a pattern of behavior repeated over time.

What is Bullying?

•Bullying involves an imbalance of power or power of strength.

This is where the old saying, “pick on somebody your own size” comes from.

Physical Bullying.

•Physical: involves harmful actions against another person’s body.

Examples: biting, kicking, pushing, pinching, hitting, tripping, pulling

hair; any form of violence or intimidation

Definitions

•Bully – one or more students who intentionally intimidate or harm another student

•Victim – the student who is being bullied

Bystander

•Bystander – one or more students who stand on the sidelines and witness acts

of bullying and might actively provide

encouragement and support to the bully.

Verbal bullying•Verbal: involves speaking to a person or about a person in an unkind

or hurtful way.

Different forms.

•Sexual: singles out a person because of gender and demonstrates unwarranted or unwelcome behavior.

Different Forms.

Racial: involves rejection or isolation of a person because Of ethnicity

Jealousy: the bully is

actually jealous of the kid he

bullies.

Indirect Bullying• Emotional: involves behaviors that

upset, exclude or embarrass a person.

• Social isolation or intentional exclusion. Bullies will sometimes keep another kid

from being able to participate in events or encourage other kids not sit with them at lunch.

Officer Parler

Cyber bullying

Cyberbullying

Involves the use of technological devices such as cell phones and the internet to target people.

Cyber bullying

•Cyber bullying is a form of indirect or social bullying that uses technological communication (text or images) to humiliate, harass, embarrass, tease, intimidate, threaten, or slander one or more students.

GS 14-458.1 Cyber-bullying: PenaltyIt shall be unlawful for any person to use a

computer or computer network to do any of the following:

a. Build a fake profile or Web site:b. Pose as a minor on line in chat rooms.c.Follow a minor online in a chat room.d.Post or encourage others to post on the Internet private, personal, or sexual information pertaining to a minor.

It shall be unlawful for any person to use a computer to do any of the

following: Intent to intimidate or torment a minor on the internet?

a.Post a real or doctored image of a minor on the Internet.b.Access, alter or erase any computer data computer program, breaking into a password protected account or accessing passwords.

It shall be unlawful for any person to use a computer to do any of the following:

• Plant any statement, whether true or false, tending to provoke or that actually provokes any third party to stalk or harass a minor.

• Copy and disseminate, or cause to be made, an unauthorized copy of any data pertaining to a minor for the purpose of intimidating or tormenting that minor.

Yes you can go to Jail.

•Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of cyber-bullying, which offense shall be punishable as a Class 1 Misdemeanor.

CONSEQUENCES

•What could happen to you if you started bullying other kids?

CONSEQUENCES•Parent notification• ISS – In school Suspension•ASD- After school detention•Suspended from School.•Criminal charges.

Consequences

•You could hurt Someone really Bad and then

GET PUT IN JAIL!!!

You never know who will be your boss when you grow

up.

So what happens to kids when they become victims of bullies?

THE IMPACT OF BULLYING!

Research and experience have shown that bullied children and teens can suffer from significant mental health problems.

•Some kids get physically sick when they are bullied.

Victims are injured everyday due to physical bullying.

Suicide

There is mounting evidence of increased self-harm

behaviors(such as Cutting), suicidal thoughts, and prior

suicide attempts among victims of bullying.

SO WHAT DO I DO IF I AM GETTING BULLIED?

TELL SOMEONE!!!

Who can you Tell if you are being bullied?

You can tell a

teacher.

Who can you tell if you are being bullied?

Tell a family member, your dad or mom or an aunt or uncle.

They can’t help you if you do not ask for help.

The Principal.

Dr. Shaun Poole

Assistant Principal

Mr. Jeff Pusser

Assistant Principal

• Mrs. White

Who can you tell?

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Ms. Long Department Chair

Teacher PreparationMedical Science

andBio Technology

Mrs. Shari Davison

Pre- Engineering, CISCO,

Micro-soft, Dance and Theater.

Mr. Scott Norris

Auto Tech and

Collision

What happens when we get along with each other?

•Peace•Friendships may develop

•Could change someone's life!

Team • Working

and Playing

together always

produces better results.

•Help those who need it. You will start feeling better about everything.

• If you don’t have to

worry about being bullied

you can spend more

time on other important

things in your life.

Smiles.• Smiling is contagious. Spread

it around by being good to each other.

MAKE THE PLEDGE!

Partnerships.• Learn to work with Each other and build more friendships. Pledge to be a friend to anyone

who you notice may not have a friend, do it as group.

There are enough people at this school who care, that makes it were no one should have to go through High School with out a friend or someone to at least talk to them at lunch.

No matter where you are from:

You should be nice to everyone.

There have been cases were students have retaliated against bullies in very violent ways

which sometimes have included weapons and have had catastrophic endings.

Let’s work to not make that an issue at CATA!

Use your

Strength to Help

others.

Learn more about what

you can do to help others

who are being

picked on.

Be picky about who you choose to spend your time with! Hang out with people who you

trust are good decision makers and wont get you into trouble and who are not bullies

THANK YOU!

C.A.T.A. ROCKS.