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Bullying:It can be stopped
Adopted from a presentation by Barbara H. CarltonDrug & Violence Prevention Specialist Western
M.S. and Turrentine M.S.
Bullying =when one or more people repeatedly harm, harass, intimidate, or exclude others.
Bullying is unfair and one sided.
Olweus
*Imbalance of power*Perpetrator blames the target *Target blames self for abuse
Domestic/Spouse Abuse
BullyingSexual
Harassment/Rape
• Handled differently from typical disciplinary matters
• Not normal peer conflict
• Power differential• Difficult to seek
help from adults• Bullied child might
even deny any abuse has taken place
Circle of bullying
H. Person who is
being bullied
A. Student who bullies
B. Followers/henchmen
C. Supporters
D. Passive Supporters
E. Disengaged Onlookers
F. Possible Defenders
G. Defenders
School Violence Prevention Act SL09-212 State Board of Education policy HRS-A-007
By December 31, 2009
LEAs shall adopt a policy prohibiting bullying or harassing behavior
Defined as: Gestures, written, electronic, or verbal
communications Physical act or threatening communication
-places a student or school employee in actual or REASONABLE fear of harm to self or property or
- creates or is certain to create a hostile environment
- interferes with student’s education performance, opportunity, or benefit.
Legal
School Violence Prevention ActSL09-212
Bullying or harassing behavior includes:Acts reasonably perceived as being motivated by
Race Color Religion National origin Gender Socioeconomic Status Academic Status Gender Identity Physical Appearance Sexual Orientation Mental, Physical, Developmental or Sensory
Disability or Association with a Person who has or is
PERCEIVED to have one or any of the above characteristics
School Violence Prevention Policy Guidelines
STATEMENT PROHIBITING BULLYING OR HARASSING BEHAVIOR
EXPECTED BEHAVIOR FOR EACH STUDENT AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEE
CONSEQUENCES AND APPROPRIATE REMEDIAL ACTION
ANONYMOUS REPORTING PROCEDURES
PROCEDURE FOR PROMPT INVESTIGATION OF REPORTS
STATEMENTS THAT PROHIBITS REPRISAL OR RETALIATION FOR REPORTING
STATEMENT ON HOW POLICY IS TO BE DISSEMINATED & PUBLICIZED INCLUDING APPLICATION AT SCHOOL-SPONSORED EVENTS
School Violence Prevention Policy Guidelines
By March 1, 2010 Provide training on the local policy to
school employees and volunteers who have contact with students
Develop and implement strategies for promoting school environments that are free from bullying or harassing behavior
Rule 10: Bullying and Harassment
Students shall not engage in bullying or harassment of other students.
Bullying repeated intimidation of others - real or threatened
physical, verbal, written, electronically transmitted or emotional abuse
attacks on the property of anotherimplied or stated threatsexclusion from peer groups.
Harassmentactions that interfere with a student’s ability to participate/ benefit from
an educational program or activity
Retaliation is prohibited. ABSS Code of Conduct 2012-13
60% of people who were considered
bullies in grade 6-9 are convicted
of at least one crime by the
time they turn 24.
“A human being who lives day-to-day having to continuously ‘energize his shields’ for protection, has little remaining energy to direct toward positive endeavors, such as schoolwork, meaningful classroom participation or healthy peer-adult interaction.” -Rico Racosky
What can we do?
A bystander is anyone who is aware that bullying is happening.
You are either part of the problem or part of the solution.
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Don’tSupport the One Bullyin
g Others
Choose not to repeat gossip
Support the one being bullied
in private
Tell an adult
Talk to the
person bullying others
privately
Support the one being bullied in front of the one
doing the
bullying
Confront the one
who is bullyin
g others
Range of Bystander Actions
Coach Bystanders with these steps:1. Encourage students to help the bullied child by walking with
them to class.2. Invite the bullied student to get involved with other students.3. Model confidence and talk about what it looks and feels like.
Become friends with the
one being bullied
Low Risk/Low Courage High Risk/High
Courage
Empathy(skill not a feeling)
v.
Sympathy(feeling of pity)
Help students increase others’ importance/value.
Provide opportunities to discover similar experiences and ways they are alike.
PRIDE 2013
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78.6 76.2 74.3 71.7 70.5
Where do students feel safest?
Coach Children Separately to Build New Behavior Patterns
Bystander• Either part of
the problem or part of the solution
• Moving from Disengaged Onlooker to Possible Defender
• Inform & Involve parents
Target• Affirm feelings• Ask questions
and assess safety issues
• Generate solutions and create a plan with the student
• Assess what has and has not worked
• Inform & Involve parents
• Follow-up
Bully• Identify the
problem• Ask questions
and gather information
• Inform & Involve parents
• Apply consequences
• Generate solutions and create a plan with the student
• Follow-up
10 strategies for effective bullying prevention
1. Focus on School Environment2. Assess bullying in your school3. Gain support from staff and
parents4. Establish a bullying prevention
team5. Train staff in bullying
prevention and to understand the difference between normal peer conflict and bullying
6. Clearly establish, communicate & enforce school rules & policies related to bullying.
7. Increase adult supervision in the “hot spots” for bullying
8. Gain commitment to intervene consistently & appropriately in bullying situations
9. Gain commitment for focus time; class time on bullying prevention
10. Don’t quit…continue the efforts over time.
Students who feel connected are less likely to…
bully or harass others.use alcohol and illegal drugs.engage in violent or deviant behavior.get pregnant.experience emotional distress.
engage and be success in school AND life!
ReferencesCartoon Network, The Bully Effect, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d1_ZKlLR98
Dateline NBC “My Kid Would Never…Bully” Video Links Now Available; http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032600/#41928090, web search 7/17/2013
Edstrom, L. V., Hirschstein, M. K., Frey, K. S., Snell, J. L., and MacKenzie, E. P. (2004). "Classroom Level Influences in School-Based Bullying Prevention: Key Program Components and Implications for Instruction." In K. S. Frey (Chair), Policy to Action: Bullying Prevention in the Real World. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Quebec City, PQ, Canada
Fried, S., & Fried, P., Bullies & Victims: Helping Your Child Through the Schoolyard Battlefield. (1996). New York, NY: M. Evans & Co.
Hirsch, L., Bully, http://www.thebullyproject.com/ - Bully is a 2011 documentary film about bullying in U.S. schools. Directed by Lee Hirsch, the film follows the lives of five students who face bullying on a daily basis.