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Bullying
Bullying
Iredell-Statesville
Schools
Consensogram
2. Bullying is not a serious problem for the bullies; they eventually grow
out of this behavior.
a) True
b) False
3. Most bullying occurs in high school because older students are more
confident and willing to pick on others.
a) True
b) False
11. If students would just fight back, then bullies would leave them
alone.
a) True
b) False
12. Hanging out with other students increases the risks of being
bullied since there are more people for bullies to target.
a) True
b) False
Why Educators Should be Concerned
State Goals:
– Learning environments inviting and
supportive of high student performance
– Schools free of controlled and illegal
substances and all harmful behavior
– Adequate, safe education facilities that
support high student performance
Bullying: Some Disturbing Data
– Imbalanced
– Repeated
Bullying Defined
Bullying is INTENTIONAL:
deliberate
hurtful
purposeful
instrumental
goal-directed
Bullying Defined
Bullying is IMBALANCED:
Bullying is REPEATED:
http://www.education.unisa.edu.au/bullying/define.html
Bullying Defined
Physical
Verbal
Social/Relational
Sexual Harassment
Bullying Behavior: 4 Categories
1. PHYSICAL BULLYING
Can leave marks on the body
Bullying Behavior: 4 Categories
2. VERBAL BULLYING
Can be heard by the target
Bullying Behavior: 4 Categories
3. SOCIAL/RELATIONAL BULLYING
Indirect, covert attempts to affect the target’s
reputation or social standing
Bullying Behavior: 4 Categories
3. SOCIAL/RELATIONAL BULLYING
Indirect, covert attempts to affect the target’s
reputation or social standing
Cyberbullying: An ethical Impact
4. SEXUAL HARASSMENT
http://www.turnaroundinc.org/pages/facts/glossary.html
Bias Incidents/Hate Crimes
GIRLS:
Bully within social group
Covert
Emphasis on verbal and social/relational bullying
Gender Differences and Bullying
BOYS:
Bully outside social
group
Direct
More likely to use
physical aggression
Activity #2: Scenario Review
Peer Abuse
An Act of Violence
Serial Abuse
Statistics
http://lincoln.midcoast.com/~wps/against/bullying.html
List of Facts
http://lincoln.midcoast.com/~wps/against/bullying.html
List of Facts
http://lincoln.midcoast.com/~wps/against/bullying.html
Did You Know?
(www.safeyouth.org/scripts/teens/bullying.asp)
Prevention Basics
Solution-focused approach
– Define the problem and develop strategies to
solve the problem – strength, ownership,
competency, empowerment, coaching
Develop Positive School Climate:
– Increase rapport with students
– Establish positive, respectful climate
Family/School Risk Factors
Family School
– Lack of supervision – Lack of supervision
– Lack of attachment – Lack of attachment
– Negative relationship – Negative relationship
– Lack of – Lack of
discipline/consequence discipline/consequence
– Support for violence – Support for violence
– Lack of alternatives to
violence
(From Bullying Behaviors: A Systemic Perspective Powerpoint
Presentation Dr. Andy Horne, University of Georgia, April 2005)
Teacher Beliefs that Reduce Bullying
Maintain Reduce
– Many ignore victimization – Demonstrate awareness
– Don’t intervene unless – Take action at all levels
problem is significant – Teach how not to be
– Blame the victim good targets
– Focus only on – Provide follow-up
extinguishing support
– Support victim only the
immediate aftermath
(From Bullying Behaviors: A Systemic Perspective Powerpoint Presentation
Dr. Andy Horne, University of Georgia, April 2005)
When we notice it happening…
Training
Assessment – bullying survey/map
Data Analysis: Healthy, Safe, Orderly & Caring
Committee
Proactive Prevention basics
– Teach expectations
– Model positive, consistent behavior
– Visual displays (posters, criteria, etc)
– Enforce policy
Intervention Strategies
Identify Scope of the Problem
School-wide assessment
– Bullying survey to all students after training
Anonymous but color-coded for grade level
identification
3 components (true/false, map/bus, open-ended)
You may choose to stagger the training by grade level
so that analysis is more manageable
Empty map for students to identify places where
bullying takes place in your school
Assessment
Highlights:
Students’ definitions of bullying
Textbook definitions of bullying
Differentiation between bullying and
horseplay/teasing
Double I-R Criteria
4 Categories of bullying behavior
Day 2: Bullying Agenda
See the attached map of our school. Please identify where bullying
behavior most frequently occurs by marking an “x” in the
locations on the map.
2. Do you know of any students who are specifically being targeted/victimized by bullying
behavior? Name them:
3. What is the most common form of bullying behavior at our school? Rate them from
highest/most common (1) to lowest/least common (4):
Physical: _____
Verbal: _____
Social/Relational: _____
Sexual Harassment: _____
5. What can the adults at our school do better to reduce bullying behavior? Provide
solutions.
Analysis of Assessment Data:
Safe, Healthy, Caring Committee